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
CASPIR Aircraft Groups:
RCAF Owned (692) RCAF 400 Squadrons (121) Canadian Crewed (55) Canadian Manufactured (1) Canadian Museum (2)Canuck Mk. 3A / 3D 18127
With No. 440 Squadron at RCAF Station Bagotville, Quebec. Also reported as Mk. 3B? Later to No. 3 AW(F) Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario. Converted to Mk. 3D, date unknown. Still with this OTU when it crashed at Cold Lake on 9 September 1955. 2 fatalities.1953-02-09 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1955-09-28 Struck off Strength Struck off, after Category A crash on 9 september 1955 at RCAF Station Cold Lake, Alberta. 2019-08-20