MItchell, Harold Wallace (Flight Lieutenant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1954-December-31

Birth Date: 1922-May-19
Born: Devon, New Brunswick
Parents: Son of Wallace and Sarah Mildred (nee Dryden) Mitchell of Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Spouse: Husband of Jeane (nee Horsley) Mitchell and father of Elaine and Marston of North Bay, Ontario.
Home: Devon, New Brunswick
Enlistment: Fredericton, New Brunswick
Enlistment Date: 1941-September-13
Decorations: DFC

Service
RCAF
Unit
3 (AW) OTU- Operational Training Unit
Base
Rank
Flight Lieutenant
Position
Service Numbers
35682
Home

Crew or Other Personnel
Canuck 18115
Canuck serial: 18115

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