Findlay, John Sewell Nesbitt

Killed in Flying Accident 1958-05-07

Birth Date: 1924-May-25

Born: Victoria, British Columbia

Son of John Nesbit and Sarah (nee McCullough) Findlay of Victoria, British Columbia.

Home: Victoria, British Columbia

Enlistment: Victoria, British Columbia

Enlistment Date: 1943-01-01

Service

RCAF

Unit

3 (AW) OTU- Operational Training Unit

Base

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Flight Lieutenant

Service Numbers

K480128

Home
Google MapVictoria, British Columbia
First Burial
Google MapRoyal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
No other RCAF fatalities from this unit associated with this accident.

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Canuck 18118

Flight Lieutenant Findlay, John Sewell Nesbitt (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1958-May-07
Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia, 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.
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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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