ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55027
Last updated: 21 May 2013
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| Date: | 22-NOV-1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
| Operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 12712 |
| C/n / msn: | 1012 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | North of Montreal, Quebec -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Destroyed in crash north of Montreal on 25 November 1961. Canadair test pilot B. Fleming ejected after being unable to recover from a deep stall. Suspected misrigging of automatic pitch control system. Taken on strength of the RCAF after crash for accounting reasons, although actually not owned by them at the time of the crash (it was still owned by Canadair). This was first Canadian built Starfighter to crash.
Sources:
http://www.ody.ca/~bwalker/RCAF_12700_12750_detailed.htm
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Country-By-Country/canada.htm
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2011 07:14 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 17-Jan-2013 13:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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