Canadian_CF-100

Aircraft by type

The Canadian Avro CF-100

Date

Air Force

A'cft

Unit / Serial

based

crashed

crew

photo

seat

18102

on loan to Avro coded FB-K written off April 5, 1951

CF-100 Canuck Mk 1

30th July 1953

RCAF

Avro CF-100

18130

3 OTU

North Bay, Canada

Pilot Flying Off. G.W. Hunter ejected

Martin-Baker

18160

served with No. 423 Squadron, written off August 11, 1953 at Longueuil, Quebec

18141

served with No. 3 OTU, written off October 27, 1953 at RCAF Station North Bay

CF-100 Canuck Mk 3B

18146

served with No. 423 & 425 Squadron, written off November 10, 1953 RCAF Station Uplands

18122

served with No. 3 OTU written off August 17, 1954 at RCAF Station North Bay

23rd August 1954

A.V.Roe (Canada)

Avro C.F.100 Mk.4

18112

suffered loss of control following fire in Ajax, Ontario, Canada

CTP Sqn. Ldr. J. Zurakowski ejected at 2,000ft., 250-300kts
[Observer did not eject and was killed]

Martin-Baker

18117

served with CEPE coded JF-O, written off October 15, 1954

CF-100 Canuck Mk 3A

31st December 1954

RCAF

Avro CF-100

18154

3 OTU

Shawville, Canada

Pilot F/O F. Pickles ejected

Martin-Baker

Lmp36

18115

served with No. 3 OTU, written off December 31, 1954

12th April 1955

RCAF

Avro CF-100

18325

433 Sqn

Cold Lake

Pilot F/O L.E. Sparrow ejected

Martin-Baker

28th June 1955

RCAF

Avro CF-100

18255

423 Sqn

St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada

Pilot F/O J. Flury and F/O C.S. Forest

Martin-Baker

12th August 1955

RCAF

Avro CF-100

18343

432 Sqn

Bagotville

Crew Flt. Lt. Don R. Mair and F/O J.L.Claude Filiatrault ejected

Martin-Baker

Lmp122-123

FEEDBACK

Filling in for the fourth man in the fly by formation at the last moment was Don Mair.

As the group passed over both engines quit and as the pull away occured there was no re start. Possibly G forces on pilots hand may have pushed the throttle control down, shutting the fuel cock? Apparently this was the record for lowest survived eject at the time. Various changes to seats and control actions for canopy etc., were put in place because of the danger of g-force restricting movement, etc.
Anyways the Chief of Defence got more of a show than he expected. (Jet was fully loaded with fuel and ammo I believe?)
Dad was fished out of the woods by a helicopter that was already run up, and the Navigator got a ride back with some French loggers !
Apparently the plane had been having some maintenance issues?

Thought I'd send along a photo.
Cheers

Douglas S. Mair
in email 20th January 2008

19th August 1955

RCAF

Avro CF-100

18251

3 OTU

Crew F/O J.A. Guutes and F/O A.J. Legg ejected

Martin-Baker

4th November 1955

RCAF

Avro CF-100

18274

3 OTU

Cold Lake

. Pilot F/O W.L. Donald ejected

Martin-Baker

Lmp143

13th January 1956

RCAF

Avro CF-100

18394

445 Sqn

Carleton Place, Ontario

Flg. Off. J. W. Bill Delorey and Flt. Lt. John C. Kitchen ejected

Martin-Baker

Lmp136

19th January 1956

RCAF

Avro CF-100

18180

3 OTU

Cold Lake

Flg. Off. J. Wood and Flt. Lt. John M. Sorfleet ejected

Martin-Baker

Lmp137

26th April 1956

RCAF

Avro CF-100

18457

440 Sqn

Bagotville

Off. W. Bill E. Pierce and Flg. Off. W. Wally C. Kornyk ejected

Martin-Baker

23rd July 1956

RCAF

Avro CF-100

18334

440 Sqn

Bagotville

Flg. Off. Gord A. Larkin and Flt. Lt. Gord Murray ejected

Martin-Baker

4th November 1956

RCAF

Avro CF-100

18395

445 Sqn

Perth, Scotland

Flt. Lt. Jack B. Flannigan and Flg. Off. H. S. Martin ejected

Martin-Baker

Lmp139

5th December 1956

RCAF

Avro CF-100

18390

445 Sqn

Troyes, France

Flt. Lt. W. L. Pigden and Flg. Off. A. W. Hanson ejected

Martin-Baker

10th December 1956

RCAF

Avro CF-100

18411

440 Sqn

Bagotville

Flg. Off. D. F. Matt Reid and Flg. Off. J. J. Paskaruk ejected

Martin-Baker

Lmp98

18159

served with No. 423 Squadron and No. 3 OTU, converted to Mk 3D, written off November 12, 1957 at RCAF Station Cold Lake, Alberta

18118

served with No. 3 OTU, later converted to Mk 3T and written off May 7, 1958 at (SOS May 23, 1958)

Struck off, after Category A crash on 7 May 1958 at RCAF Station Cold Lake, Alberta.

7th May 1958

RCAF

Avro CF-100
Mk 3D

18118

RCAF Station Cold Lake

Crashed at

Instructor Pilot
ejected outside seat envelope
killed

Warren Maybee
ejected at low level
survived

Martin-Baker

Mike

Received your note and as Al has mentioned, my ejection from a CF 100 Mark 3D seems to have been missed. I am currently wintering in Florida so I don't have my log book with me and given the number of years that have gone by since my ejection (51 years) some of the details have become a little blurred. I do remember the aircraft number was 18118 and I am almost sure the date was April 18, 1958. This date will need to be confirmed when I can check my log book. The Martin Baker seat with a GQ parachute saved my life but regrettably by the time my instructor left the aircraft it was below the minimums for the ejection seat installed and he did not survive the ejection. It is estimated that I separated from the aircraft at about 500 feet and my chute opened at about tree top level as the chute deployment was not seen from the control tower and the crash took place just off the end of the runway. Indeed, the only person that saw my chute was an instructor that was directly overhead at the time and he informed the tower that their had been a chute (he saw just one as my instuctors chute did not deploy).

I'm not certain what other details you would like to have so I will not blabber on but wait for you to let me know what additional info would you would like and I will respond with pleasure.

Awaiting your reply. I am:

Yours truly

Warren Maybee

13th May 1958

RCAF

Avro CF-100

ejected

25th May 1958

RCAF

Avro CF-100

Flg. Off. Bill Petrie ejected

Martin-Baker

Lmp144

In other references Flg. Officer Peitri is given as ejecting with Flg. Off. Rudy Willhauk from 18321 on 25th September 1958

25th August 1958

RCAF

Avro CF-100

18329

423 Sqn

Grostenquin

Flg. Off. B. T. Pharoah ejected

Martin-Baker

25th September 1958

RCAF

Avro CF-100

18321

445 Sqn

Marville

Flg. Off. Rudy Willhauk ejected

Martin-Baker

8th December 1958

RCAF

Avro CF-100

18769

433 Sqn

Powassan, Ontario

Sqn. Ldr. R. J. Burnett ejected

Martin-Baker

16th December 1958

RCAF

Avro CF-100 Mk.5

18499

409 Sqn

Double flame out. Comox

Capt. J. O. Callahan

Flg. Off. John McLaren ejected. McLaren was never found

Martin-Baker

22nd January 1959

RCAF

Avro CF-100

18417

Prestwick, Scotland

Mr. N. Hancock ejected

Martin-Baker

13th April 1959

RCAF

Avro CF-100

18403

440 Sqn

Zweibrucken

Flg. Off. Gord A. Larkin and Flt. Lt. Gord K. Murray ejected

Martin-Baker

Date also given as 13th March 1959 ???

4th September 1959

RCAF

Avro CF-100

18771

432 Sqn

St. Cyriac, Quebec

Wg. Cdr. J. R. Bob D. Braham and Sqn. Ldr. John H. C. Boby ejected

Bob Braham

Martin-Baker

14th April 1960

RCAF

Avro CF-100

18402

423 Sqn

Grostenquin

Flg. Off. Clark and Flg. Off. R. Saulinier ejected

Martin-Baker

Lmp143

11th August 1961

RCAF

Avro CF-100

18405

440 Sqn

Zweibrucken

Flg. Off. Mike Rudderham and Flg. Off. J. H. Noonan ejected

Mike Rudderham

Martin-Baker

18156

served with No. 413, 432 Squadrons and No. 3 OTU, converted to Mk 3D, written off August 12, 1960 at RCAF Station Cold Lake, Alberta

September 1961

RCAF

Avro CF-100

18684

414 Sqn

Landing during violent thunderstorm. On third GCA the aircraft ran off the end of a runway, The nosewheel collapsed, entered the fuselage firing the pilot's ejection sea.

Martin-Baker

F/O Ed Bilton
ejected but died of injuries

Nav Joe C. LeBouthillier
no ejection
survived

Martin-Baker

Mike you don't show the unfortunate ejection and death of F/O Ed Bilton in Sept 1961 at 414 North Bay, when he and his Nav Joe Lebouthillier ran off the end of a runway, his nosewheel collapsed, banged up into the fusilage and ejected his seat, killing him. He was alive when Joe got to him but he passed away. His seat and he went up as designed, but lack of forward motion doomed hime. Greg Stevens Halfback 10 414 AWF

now in Sidney BC

7th November 1962

RCAF

Avro CF-100

??? ejected

Martin-Baker

4th December 1962

Avro CF-100

18675

EWU

Chatham, N.B.

Flg. Off. G. Zieglansberger and Flg. Off. Finch ejected

Martin-Baker

29th July 1964

RCAF

Avro CF-100

18786

EWU

Bagotville

Flt. Lt. Dick Lilly and Flt. Lt. Tom Connolly ejected

Martin-Baker

Lmp166

18149

served with No. 423 Squadron, No. 3 OTU and the EWU, converted to Mk 3D, written off February 27, 1967 at RCAF Station St. Hubert

20th August 1968

CAF

Avro CF-100 Mk.5

18474

414 EW

St. Hubert. Crashed on farm house near St. John. PQ

Captain R. J. MacPherson and Lt. Flt. Lt. Senechal ejected

Martin-Baker

8th May 1971

CAF

Avro CF-100

100789

414 EW

Beaufort, South Carolina

Captain G. E. Ted Benson and Captain R. Bob McKendry ejected

Martin-Baker

Lmp166/168

3trdMarch 1972

CAF

Avro CF-100

100792

414 EW

La Macaza, Quebec

Captain Vint Weldon and Major Rudy Willhauk ejected

Martin-Baker

Avro CF-100 in the Belgian Air Force

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	seat	photo
30th July 1959	BAF	Avro CF-100	AX34		crashed near the road to Grez-Doiceau at Biez (Pietrebais),	Kap André Meerschaut ejected but was to low to survive	Martin-Baker
27th September 1960	BAF	Avro CF-100	AX32		forced landing at Biez (Grez-Doiceau)	Heavy landing forced jack of the nose wheel door to fire ejection seat. Through canopy ejection at too low a level. LKL Robert Remacle (OSN 1W) was killed	Martin-Baker
4th March 1963	BAF	Avro CF-100	AX51		pilot Léon Defays lost consciousness in flight, due to oxygen shortage, navigator ejected, pilot regained consciousness on lower altitude and made a normal landing at Beauvechain	"Mike" Viseur (nav.) decided to eject.	Martin-Baker

At least 8 Cat. 5 losses in service with the Belgian Air Force – all help appreciated

FEEDBACK

The Avro CF-100
Larry Milberry
CANAV Books
1987
isbn 0-07-549482-5

in an email received from Leo on Tuesday 4th October 2005 -

Hello Mike,

I saw you were for some help concerning ejections from Belgian CF-100's. I know about 3 such accidents.

AX32 27/09/1960 Cat.5 during a forced landing at Biez (Grez-Doiceau), at 17:40, after a double flame-out due to a faulty fuel-tank selection. The jack of the nose wheel door penetrated the fuselage and triggered the mechanism of the pilots ejection-seat, thus ejecting the pilot through the canopy and at an insufficient height. LKL Robert Remacle (OSN 1W) was killed and maj Paul Hubin (nav.) remained unhurt (576:35).

AX34 30/07/1959 Cat.5 crashed near the road to Grez-Doiceau at Biez (Pietrebais), at 20:20, after breaking apart (the tail and the right wing broke off) due to overstressing during a dog-fight at low altitude. 1sgt Louis Thys (pilot) and kap André Meerschaut (nav.) were killed. Kap André Meerschaut ejected but was to low to survive (185:00).

AX51 04/03/1963 Cat. the pilot lost consciousness in flight, due to oxygen shortage and "Mike" Viseur (nav.) decided to eject. Léon Defays regained consciousness on lower altitude and made a normal landing at Beauvechain.

Hope this helps,

Leo

Leo Spiessens
[Belgium]

Also to add the live tests carried out in Canada for AVRO by Sqn. Ldr. John Fifield RAF (retd) working for Martin - Baker Aircraft Company