ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203656
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 December 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Canadair Sabre II (F-86E) |
| Owner/operator: | 439 (Sabre-Toothed Tiger) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | 19137 |
| MSN: | 37 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Loughborough, Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Luffenham, Rutland |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Canadair CL-13 Sabre Mk.2 RCAF 19137. 12 October 1951 - Taken on strength. With No. 421 and 444 Squadrons. With No. 439 Squadron at North Luffenham, UK in early 1950s. Flying Officer David Gordon Tracy was killed when this aircraft crashed near Loughborough, England due to fuel exhaustion on 16 December 1953. Tracy was unable to eject, and attempted to climb out of cockpit.
Struck off charge 16 December 1953
Sources:
1. Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 17 December 1953, p23
2. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_19101_19150_detailed.html
4. http://www.thisisme.ca/439squadron/TIGER/439album-9.htm
5. http://www.c-and-e-museum.org/marville/other/maother-64.html
6. https://www.flickr.com/photos/96555212@N08/48524166877/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jan-2018 11:42 | TB | Added |
| 17-Mar-2018 14:34 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2020 21:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2020 22:46 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 24-Feb-2020 19:11 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 07-Apr-2020 09:31 | INV | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
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