ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207390
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 June 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Canadair Sabre II (F-86E) |
| Owner/operator: | 430 (City of Sudbury) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | 19265 |
| MSN: | BH-265 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Callander, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Station North Bay |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Engine flamed out at 5000 feet and failed to restart. The pilot, 40856 F/O Gordon William Anthony Troke (36) DFC, attempted a crash landing but struck trees and crashed into hill on a farm and broke into pieces, he was killed in the crash.
Sources:
The Western Star 27 June 1952, p8
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80002624
http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_19251_19300_detailed.html
https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/search-awards/?search=troke&searchfield=lastname&type=all
https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/post-war-data/post-war-casualties-rcafcf/
430 Sqdn RCAF records from RCAF historical microfilms
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=40856&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2018 07:53 | TB | Added |
| 17-Mar-2018 13:56 | TB | Updated [Date, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2018 20:14 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Oct-2021 15:08 | tachel | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Oct-2021 15:30 | tachel | Updated [Cn, Location, Source] |
| 17-Oct-2021 16:02 | tachel | Updated [Source] |
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