Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Levis, Quebec
Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Clunk
The Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck (affectionately known as the "Clunk") was a Canadian jet interceptor/fighter in service during the Cold War both in NATO bases in Europe and as part of NORAD. The CF-100 was the only Canadian-designed fighter to enter mass production, serving primarily with the RCAF and the Canadian Armed Forces, and also in small numbers in Belgium. For its day, the CF-100 featured a short takeoff run and high climb rate, making it well suited to its role as an interceptor.
Production consisted of 5 pre-production CF-100 Mk. 2 aircraft, 74 machine gun armed CF-100 Mk. 3 aircraft, 280 CF-100 Mk. 4 aircraft armed with both machine guns and rocket pods, and 331 CF-100 Mk. 5 aircraft armed only with rocket pods. Harold Skaarup web page
Avro Canuck CF-100
Wikipedia Avro Canuck
Harold A Skaarup Web PageCASPIR Aircraft Groups:
RCAF On Strength (692), RCAF 400 Squadron (90), Canadian Aircraft Losses (53)Canuck Mk. 3A 18117
Used by Central Experimental and Proving Establishment for tests with Canadian developed Velvet Glove guided air-to-air missile in 1953 and 1954. Fitted to carry four missiles under wing. Crashed on 15 October 1954, during take off from RCAF Station Uplands, Ontario.
1952-11-04 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1954-10-20 Struck off Strength Struck off after crash, see comments. 2019-08-20
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