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Findlay, John Sewell Nesbitt (Flight Lieutenant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1958-May-07

Birth Date: 1924-May-25 (age 33)

Born: Victoria, British Columbia

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

Husband of Jean Margaret (nee Craib) Findlay and father of Sandra and Cameron Findlay of Cold Lake, Alberta. Brothe

Home: Victoria, British Columbia

Enlistment: Victoria, British Columbia

Enlistment Date: 1943-01-01

Service
RCAF
Unit
3 (AW) OTU- Operational Training Unit
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
K480128
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.

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




YouTube Avro Canuck CF-100

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

Canuck Mk. 3A / 3CT / 3D 18118

Operated by No. 3 AW(F) Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario. Converted to Mk. 3T, and then Mk. 3D, dates unknown. Still with the OTU when it crashed at Cold Lake on 7 May 1958. Flight Lieutenant J.S. Findlay killed.

1952-12-10 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1958-05-23 Struck off Strength Struck off, after Category A crash on 7 May 1958 at RCAF Station Cold Lake, Alberta. 2019-08-20

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