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Cormier, Joseph Edmour Regis Claude (Lieutenant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1982-March-19

Birth Date: 1957-May-20 (age 24)

Born: Montreal, Quebec

Regis and Therese (nee Beauchamp) Cormier of Laval, Quebec.

Home: Montreal, Quebec

Enlistment: Montreal, Quebec

Enlistment Date: 1976-07-25

Service
RCAF
Unit
3 FTS- Flying Training School (CAF)
Base
CFB Portage, Manitoba
Rank
Lieutenant
Marshal
Air Chief MarshalA/C/M
Air MarshalA/M
Air Vice MarshalA/V/M
Air CommodoreA/C
Group CaptainG/C
Wing CommanderW/C
Squadron LeaderS/L
Flight LieutenantF/L
Flying OfficerF/O
Pilot OfficerP/O
Warrant Officer 1st ClassWO1
Warrant Officer 2nd ClassWO2
Flight SergeantFS
SergeantSGT
CorporalCPL
Senior AircraftmanSAC
Leading AircraftmanLAC
Aircraftman 1st ClassAC1
Aircraftman 2nd ClassAC2
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
A90498845

Took off from Portage MN in Musketeer Mk II on a routine training flight.

1982-03-19: Crashed near Portage, Manitoba, the first Musketeer lost in Canadian military service. Cause of crash not found.

Killed includes Cormier, no burial location found: 2Lt Joseph Andre Jacques Lalonde RCAF KIFA 1982-03-19.

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Musketeer 134234

Beechcraft Musketeer CT-134 CT134

(Canadian Forces Photo)(Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page)
Beechcraft CT-134A Musketeer Mk. I (Serial No. 134216).

The Beechcraft Musketeer is a family of single-engined, low-wing, light aircraft that was produced by Beechcraft. The line includes the Model 19 Musketeer Sport, the Model 23 Musketeer, Custom and Sundowner, the Model 23-24 Musketeer Super III the retractable gear Model 24-R Sierra and the military CT-134 Musketeer.

The Musketeer line was in production from model years 1963 to 1983, during which time a total of 4,366 were produced. The type certificate for the Musketeer family of aircraft has been owned by Hawker Beechcraft since March 26, 2007. Wikipedia

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last update: 2021-10-13 14:28:52

Musketeer CT-134A 134234

Used by 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School at CFB Portage, Manitoba. Crashed near Portage on 19 March 1982, the first Musketeer lost in Canadian military service. Lt. J.E.R. Cormier and Sous-Lt. J.A.J. Lalonde killed.

1981-06-24 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1983-05-30 Struck off Strength 2020-10-11

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