ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265259
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| Date: | Saturday 10 July 1954 |
| Time: | 08:45 |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.100 Vampire F Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 17054 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nr Four Mile Lake, North Bay, ON -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF North Bay, ON |
| RCAF North Bay, ON | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
No. 401 Aux Sqn (City of Westmount), had deployed to RCAF Stn. North Bay from RCAF Stn. St. Hubert with eight Vampires for summer training. During a three-plane mission on 10-Jul-1954, Vampires 17054 and 17086, collided over Four Mile Lake. Pilot Sqn. Ldr. Thomas W. Dowbiggin, flying 17054 successfully bailed out. The pilot of Vampire 17086 died as a result of the collision.
Sources:
The Montreal Gazette 12 July 1954, p13
Ottawa Citizen 10 July 1954, p1
North Bay Nugget 11 July 1954, p1
438 Sqn records.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2021 06:13 | Cosmo | Added |
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