ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205528
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| Date: | Friday 11 June 1954 |
| Time: | 10:25 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire F Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 17035 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | St. Gabriel, QC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF St. Hubert, QC |
| RCAF St. Hubert, QC | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On the morning of 11-June-1954, two pilots from 401 ‘City of Westmount” Auxiliary Sqn were practising aerobatics in their Vampire jets in preparation for Air Force Day at home base RCAF Station St. Hubert, QC. They were some 50 miles (80 km) north of Montreal when witnesses saw a Vampire spin into the 800 foot (245m) Mont Louis, between the communities of St. Jean-de-Matha and St. Gabriel, Quebec. The Vampire, 17035, burst into flames on impact, killing the pilot, F/O Donald R Wright (24).
Sources:
The Montreal Gazette 12 June 1954, p3
https://waterloowarbirds.com/pages/honour-wall
http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_Vampire_III.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2018 19:38 | TB | Added |
| 10-Jan-2020 11:04 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Dec-2020 21:29 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Jul-2021 08:28 | Cosmo | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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