Baer, John Richard
Killed in Flying Accident 1957-12-03

Birth Date: 1936-September-19
Born: Kitchener, Ontario
Son of Manesseh and Violet (nee Becker) Baer of Orillia, Ontario. Brother of James F. Baer.
Home: Kitchener, Ontario
Enlistment: Toronto, Ontario
Enlistment Date: 1956-04-13
Service
RCAF
Unit
3 (AW) OTU- Operational Training Unit
Base
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Flying Officer
Service Numbers
243783
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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