ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55021
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| Date: | Monday 18 February 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 12777 |
| MSN: | 683A-1077 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Cold Lake, Alberta -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Station Cold Lake, Alberta |
| RCAF Station Cold Lake, Alberta | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
1 May 1962 - Taken on RCAF strength. Served with No. 6 (ST/R) Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Cold Lake, Alberta. During a high speed, low-level turn, the aircraft struck the frozen surface of Methy Lake, near Cold Lake, and was destroyed, 18 Feb 1963. F/L D.H. McElmon did not eject and was killed in the crash. Struck off RCAF charge - 28 March 1963
Sources:
Canadian Starfighters, CF-104 and CF-104D, 1961-1986, Patrick Martin. ISBN 978-3-935687-98-0 (Pg 137)
http://rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_12751_12800_detailed.htm
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80002771?Donald%20Herbert%20Laurie%20McElmon
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2011 01:50 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 17-Jan-2013 14:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-May-2013 19:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 20-Apr-2016 05:59 | yukonjack | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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