Date:	Monday 1 August 1960
Time:
Type:	Canadair Sabre 6 (F-86)
Owner/operator:	Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
Registration:	23546
MSN:	1336
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Lier/Drammen -   Norway
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Rygge Air Station, Norway
Destination airport:	Rygge Air Station, Norway
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Six RCAF Sabres from 434 Sqn, 3 Wing Zweibrücken, Germany, had deployed to Rygge, Norway for a NATO Exercise. During day time maneuvers, RCAF Sabre 23546 and RNoAF F-86F PX-O (52-5173) collided mid-air at 40,000 ft over the Inner Oslo Fiord. Both pilots, Canadian F/O Robert M. McNichol (24) and Norwegian Pilot Fen Trond Ivar Laache (22), ejected safely near Lier.

The Calgary Herald 3 August 1960, p2
Montreal Gazette 2 August 1960, p13
RCAF Accident No. 008003. RCAF Accident File 093-23546. (Major F. Paradie - RCAF Office of History).
The Canadair Sabre; Larry Milberry (Pg 365)
http://zone-five.net/showthread.php?t=1033

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
13-Mar-2018 20:25	TB	Added
22-Apr-2020 20:40	425SqnRCAF	Updated [Registration, Source]
10-Dec-2021 07:43	Cosmo	Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]