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Curtis, Joseph Robert AFC (Flight Lieutenant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1954-October-15

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Birth Date: 1920-June-02 (age 34)

Son of William and Dorothy Curtis.

Husband of Pamela Curtis and father of Alan Curtis. Brother of William, John, Barbara and Jessie.

Decorations: AFC, CD


Airforce CrossCanadian Forces Decoration
Service
RCAF
Unit
CEPE- Central Experimental & Proving Establishment
Exporto Crede
Rank
Flight 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
27117
Flying Officer J.L.P.W. Berrigan also killed.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Find-A-Grave.com Finadagrave.com

Burial
Google MapWest Lawn Memorial Park
Sub Div D Block 20 Grave 38

Canuck 18117

Flying Officer Berrigan, Joseph Pierre Lucien Walter (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1954-October-15
Mont Marie Cemetery, Levis, Quebec, Canada

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Flight Lieutenant Curtis, Joseph Robert (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1954-October-15
West Lawn Memorial Park, Jasper, Alberta, Canada

Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Clunk

(RCAF Photo)Avro CF-100 Canuck Mk. 4B (Serial No. 18330), and (Serial No. 18364), No. 423 Squadron, based at No. 2 (F) Wing, RCAF Station Grostenquin, France, 9 Oct 1962.

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




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General Harold A Skaarup Web Page

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last update: 2021-11-17 15:56:36

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

CEPE Exporto Crede (Central Experimental and Proving Establishment)

Museum Archives Association of Ontario

From the formation of the Air Board and the Canadian Air Force, test and development work was carried on at Ottawa Air Station (at Rockcliffe and Shirley's Bay). By 1930, a special Test Flight was established at Rockcliffe. Its purpose was to carry out investigations pertaining to flight testing, electronics, gunnery, navigation, and any aeronautical work that affected training. Due to the war, the demands for test flying for research and experiment increased and, as a result, the Test Flight was reorganized into the RCAF Test and Development Establishment in November 1940 and in 1946, its changed name to Experimental and Proving Establishment. Other experimental units such has the Winter Experimental Establishment were formed during and after the war. It was decided to centralize the control of their activities in one organization. On 1 September 1951 the Central Experimental and Proving Establishment was formed by the amalgamation of the E&PE at Rockciffe, the Winter Experimental Establishment at Edmonton, and the RCAF (National Research Council) Unit at Arnprior. Headquarters of CE&PE were at Rockcliffe, with detachments at several sites across Canada. In 1957 CE&PE was moved to RCAF Station Uplands, a move necessitated by the longer runways required for testing new jet aircraft.

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