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. 4B 18356
With No. 428 Squadron, RCAF Station Uplands, Ontario in 1957, coded "HG*356". Crashed shortly after take off from Grostenquin, France on 27 January 1961. Pilot Flying Officer A.R. Shelongosky (or Schellongovsky?) and navigator Flying Officer M.J. Zimmer killed.1955-03-21 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1961-02-07 Struck off Strength Struck off, after Category A crash at Grostenquin, France on 27 January 1961. 2019-08-20