Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Clunk
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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
CASPIR Aircraft Groups:
RCAF Owned (692) RCAF 400 Squadrons (121) Canadian Crewed (55) Canadian Manufactured (1) Canadian Museum (2)Canuck Mk. 3A 18115
Operated by No. 3 AW(F) Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario. Crashed near North Bay on 31 December 1954, one of 2 crashes from the OTU that day. 2 fatalities.1952-11-04 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1955-01-11 Struck off Strength Struck off after crash, see comments. 2019-08-20