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| Date: | Thursday 5 April 1951 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | CE&PE RCAF |
| Registration: | 18102 |
| MSN: | C-100/2/2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Komoka Bog near London, Ontario, -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Malton, Ontario |
| RCAF Malton (YYZ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Canuck RCAF 180102 The second CF-100 Mk.1 Prototype was on a test flight out of RCAF Malton. 05/04/1951
The aircraft (CEPE- Central Experimental & Proving Establishment RCAF) was seen in a near vertical dive and impacted into Komoka Bog near London, Ontario, killing its RCAF pilot F/L Bruce Warren and Avro flight test engineer Mr. Robert Ostrander. The probable cause was hypoxia due to problems with the aircraft oxygen system.
Crew:
F/Lt (C/19644) Bruce WARREN DFC AM (test pilot) RCAF killed
Mr. Robert Ostrander (observer / Civilian flight test engineer) Avro Canada employee : killed.
Sources:
The Windsor Daily Star 5 April 1951, p1/6 April 1951, p1
http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/Aldrich/9870.htm
http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_18101_18150_detailed.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2016 07:09 | CF | Added |
| 21-Dec-2017 15:51 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Dec-2017 15:54 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 04-Jul-2024 22:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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