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Turpin, Joseph Marcel Yvon (Flying Officer)

Killed in Flying Accident 1954-April-20

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Birth Date: 1931-March-01 (age 23)

Born: Sturgeon Falls, Ontario

Son of Oscar and Laurenza Turpin of Ottawa, Ontario. Brother of John, Marcel, Gaston, Conrad, Simone and Denise Turpin.

Home: Sturgeon Falls, Ontario

Enlistment: Ottawa, Ontario

Enlistment Date: 1953-04-24

Service
RCAF
Unit
3 (AW) OTU- Operational Training Unit
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
216209
Flying Officer D.J. Freckelton also killed.

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Google MapNotre Dame Roman Catholic Cemetery
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Canuck 18157

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Flying Officer Freckleton, Donald James (RCAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1954-April-20
Mount Hermon Cemetery, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Flying Officer Turpin, Joseph Marcel Yvon (RCAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1954-April-20
Notre Dame Roman Catholic Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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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Canuck Mk. 3B 18157

With No. 3 AW(F) Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario when it crashed on night landing, 21 April 1954 at North Bay. Official cause was originally "pilot disorientation". Later determined to be a flap fitting failure, resulting in flaps blowing up in flight, based on similar subsequent incidents, and further examination of saved wreckage. Flying Officer D.J. Freckelton and Flying Officer J.M. Turpin killed.

1953-05-25 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1954-05-10 Struck off Strength Struck off after crash, see comments. 2019-08-20

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