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| Date: | Saturday 31 March 1951 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire F Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | 438 (Wild Cat) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | 17079 |
| MSN: | BQ-079 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | St. Lawrence river near Sorel, Quebec -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF St Hubert, QC |
T/O at 15:00hrs
One of two Vampire fighters that crashed into the ice-littered St. Lawrence river in low fog. The body of pilot (SN 110086) Flt Lt Robert Leaper (27) was found washed up at Sorel Beach on 7 June 1951.
Sources:
The Montreal Gazette 2 April 1951, p1+2/8 June 1951, p17
RCAF archives - DND microfilms
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80002269
438 Squadron records and logs
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=leaper&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Images:
F/L Leaper in his 438 Sqn Vampire
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Dec-2017 20:11 | TB | Added |
| 23-Dec-2017 20:14 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jan-2018 00:16 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jan-2018 20:56 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 15-Jan-2018 16:18 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jan-2020 21:50 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 24-Feb-2020 18:44 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 24-Feb-2020 18:50 | Iwosh | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 16-Feb-2021 18:37 | tachel | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Feb-2021 18:54 | tachel | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Mar-2021 01:44 | tachel | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 31-Oct-2021 15:17 | tachel | Updated [Source, Photo, ] |
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