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Kenora, OntarioAvro 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
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Harold A Skaarup Web PageCanuck Mk. 3B / 3D 18146
Served with No. 445 Squadron at RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario, summer of 1953. Coded "SA*146". Also at No. 423 Squadron and No. 3 Operational Training Unit, dates unknown. Converted to Mk. 3D, date unknown. Reported in "Aircraft of the Canadian Armed Forces" as crashed 10 November 1953, struck off 28 December 1953. With No. 445 AW(F) Squadron when it crashed. W/C G.E. Nickerson DFC, CD and Flying Officer K.M. Eyolfson killed.1953-04-24 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1953-12-28 Struck off Strength 2020-10-13
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