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Luck, Bertrim Ira (Flying Officer)

Killed in Flying Accident 1954-August-17

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Birth Date: 1935-May-09 (age 19)

Born: Rocky Mountain House, Alberta

Son of Ira and Ester Luck of Vanderhoof, British Columbia. Brother of Minnie, Edna, Kenneth, Robert and Evelyn.

Home: Rocky Mountain House, Alberta

Enlistment: Vancouver, British Columbia

Enlistment Date: 1953-10-09

Service
RCAF
Unit
3 (AW) OTU- Operational Training Unit (Fighter)
Rank
Flying Officer
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
Service Numbers
216471
F/O R.F. Holland also killed.

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Crew on Canuck Mk. 3A / 3CT 18122

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

CASPIR Aircraft Groups:
RCAF On Strength (692), RCAF 400 Squadron (90), Canadian Aircraft Losses (53)
last update: 2021-11-17 15:56:36

Canuck Mk. 3A / 3CT 18122

Operated by No. 3 AW(F) Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario, in 1953. Coded "JF*122". Crashed on 17 August 1954, oxygen system failure suspected. Flying Officer R.F. Holland Flying Officer B.I. Luck killed.
1953-01-08 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1954-09-20 Struck off Strength Struck off after crash, see details. 2019-08-20

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