Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Lestock, Saskatchewan
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 Owned (692) RCAF 400 Squadrons (121) Canadian Crewed (55) Canadian Manufactured (1) Canadian Museum (2)Canuck Mk. 3B 18177
With No. 423 Squadron, RCAF Station St. Hubert, Quebec, coded "NQ*177". Took part in Operation Prairie Pacific, air show tour of western Canada in summer of 1954. Later with No. 3 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Cold Lake, Alberta, late 1950s. Still with this OTU when it crashed at Cold Lake on 10 October 1956. Flying Officer R.H. Frost-Hunt and Flying Officer L.B. Meumeyer killed.1953-07-06 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1956-11-05 Struck off Strength Struck off, after Category A crash at Cold Lake on 10 October 1956. 2019-08-20
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