Squadron: 444
Start Date: 1961-02-23
Completion Date: 1961-02-23
Mission: Combat
Operation: unspecified
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Crash City: Zweibrücken/Niederauerbach, Germany
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Crash Reason: midair
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Two jet RCAF jet fighters from 444 Squadron collided and crashed. RCAF Flying Officer E.D. Payne was killed. The pilot of Sabre 23409, Flying Officer R V Smith was also killed.
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Two jet RCAF jet fighters from 444 Squadron collided and crashed. RCAF Flying Officer E.D. Payne was killed. The pilot of Sabre 23409, Flying Officer R V Smith was also killed.
