ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204126
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| Date: | Monday 17 May 1954 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Canadair Sabre II (F-86E) |
| Owner/operator: | 441 (Silver Fox) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | 19163 |
| MSN: | 63 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off the Coast of Lincolnshire -
 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 II (F-86E) Taken on strength 28 August 1951. Served with No. 410 (F) Squadron at RCAF Station St. Hubert, PQ. Ferried from St. Hubert to Norfolk, Virginia on 13 September 1951, to be loaded on HMCS Magnificent for transfer to the UK. With 439 Squadron at North Luffenham, UK in early 1952. With No. 441 (F) Squadron at North Luffenham, UK, coded BT*G", in early 1953. Reported missing on 17 May 1954, while with 441 (F) Squadron,RCAF.
Written off (presumed destroyed) 17 May 1954: Took off from RAF North Luffenham, Rutland, and failed to return. Disappeared from formation flight at 30,000 feet over North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. Pilot Wing Commander Walter Franklin Parks DFC, RCAF, posted as missing presumed killed. Search called off 21 May.
Sources:
1. Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 18 May 1954, p1/21 May 1954, p.1
2. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_19151_19200_detailed.html
3. http://www.c-and-e-museum.org/marville/other/maother-64.html
4. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/79799-canadair-mk2-441-sqn/
5. http://www.c-and-e-museum.org/marville/other/maother-114.html
6. https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80002441
7. https://rcafassociation.ca/heritage/post-war-data/post-war-casualties-air-miscellaneous-units/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2018 13:46 | TB | Added |
| 10-Jan-2018 14:11 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2018 17:36 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source] |
| 08-Apr-2020 22:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2020 22:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2020 22:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Apr-2020 09:21 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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