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Date: | Friday 1 November 1957 |
Time: | c. |
Type: | Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck 4B |
Owner/operator: | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF |
Registration: | 18393 |
MSN: | 293 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Location: | RCAF Zweibrücken, 35 miles SSW of Kaiserslautern -
Germany
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RCAF Baden-Soellingen (Ger.) |
Destination airport: | RCAF Baden-Soellingen |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The aircraft successfully carried out an emergency landing at RCAF Station Zweibrücken, West Germany on 1st November 1957, following total engine failure during a mission when
serving with 419 All-Weather Fighter Squadron No.4 Wing Royal Canadian Air Force based at RCAF Station Baden-Soellingen, West Germany.
No.4 Wing was one of four CF-100 Canuck Wings formed and deployed to Europe to meet NATO's air defence commitments in Europe during the Cold War in early 1950s.
Sources:
1.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zweibr%C3%BCcken_Air_Base
2.http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_18351_18400_detailed.html
3.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFB_Baden%E2%80%93Soellingen
Images:
Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK - 15th September 2010
Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK - 15th September 2010
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
18-Aug-2020 16:28 |
Peter Clarke |
Added |
18-Aug-2020 20:34 |
Xindel XL |
Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
19-Aug-2020 16:06 |
Peter Clarke |
Updated [Photo] |
26-Dec-2020 18:37 |
Dr.Roup |
Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Operator] |