2 Wing Grostenquin
Canadair Sabre Category "A" Crash List
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Date |
Squadron |
Tail No. |
Remarks |
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9 Apr 52 |
416 |
Uplands. Ejected from spin. First to eject from jet in Canada. F/O H Hrischenko |
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24 Jun 52 |
430 |
19265 |
North Bay. Flame-out at 5000 feet. Crashed near Callendar. Fatal – F/O CWA Troke |
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24 Jun 52 |
421 |
19292 |
Chateauguay, NY. Fuel exhaustion after becoming lost. Crash landed in a field. F/O Northrup |
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11 Oct 52 |
416 |
19370 |
North Luffenham. Flame-out and wheels up landing. F/O GJ Carpenter |
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6 Nov 52 |
421 |
Sculthorpe, England. Electrical failure, emergency landing. F/O Buzik |
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4 Feb 53 |
421 |
19312 |
Grostenquin. Crashed on go-around. F/O Northrup |
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21 Mar 53 |
416 |
19343 |
Grostenquin. Landed short. |
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24 Mar 53 |
421 |
Grostenquin. Suspected broken fuel line on landing. Crashed on field. F/O GJ "Jerry" Tobin |
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21 May 53 |
416 |
Grostenquin. Crashed on take-off. F/O Morgan |
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9 Jun 53 |
421 |
Grostenquin. Crashed 12 miles from station, ejected too low. Fatal – F/O JG Cloutier |
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16 Jan 54 |
416 |
19225 |
Grostenquin. Crash landed on go-around. F/O SJG Telford |
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15 May 54 |
430 |
19255 |
Lelling, Moselle, France. Flame-out in circuit. Inadvertent ejection after crash landing. Fatal – F/O GD MacDonald |
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8 Jun 54 |
416 |
23077 |
Grostenquin. Fuel exhaustion. Ejected near Tenteling, France. F/L DO Evjen |
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17 Jun 54 |
430 |
19406 |
Marville. Ran off the runway while landing. |
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25 Jun 54 |
416 |
23134 |
Zweibrucken. Stalled at 50 feet and crashed onto runway. F/O JH Volfing |
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16 Jul 54 |
430 |
23040 |
Grostenquin. Crashed on take off. F/L RC Shannon |
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25 Jul 54 |
430 |
23148 |
Grostenquin. Crashed on take-off. F/O Belliveau |
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11 Aug 54 |
416 |
23119 |
Grostenquin. Dove in near Greutzweld, Moselle. Ejected too low. Fatal – F/O GL Beaulac |
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18 Aug 54 |
416 |
23133 |
Grostenquin. Dove in near Baumholder, West Germany after dog fighting. Fatal – F/O FG Robins |
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12 Sep 54 |
416 |
23157 |
Grostenquin. Stalled on take off from Rabat, French Morocco. Fatal – F/O JH Volfing |
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13 Jan 55 |
416 |
23082 |
Grostenquin. Fuel exhaustion. Ejected near Petit Tenquin, France. F/L GW Patterson |
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4 Feb 55 |
421 |
23166 |
Grostenquin. Fuel exhaustion. Ejected near Saarburg. F/O Dea |
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3 Mar 55 |
430 |
23035 |
Grostenquin. Mid air at 44,000 feet with 23232 at Saarguemines. Fatal – F/O J Liggett |
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3 Mar 55 |
430 |
23232 |
Grostenquin. Mid air with 23035 near Saarguemines. F/L J Harnham |
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17 Mar 55 |
430 |
23317 |
Grostenquin. Engine failed on approach. Fatal – F/O RA Robertson |
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7 Apr 55 |
430 |
23016 |
Grostenquin. Fuel exhaustion. Ejected. F/O RL MacDonald |
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19 Jul 55 |
430 |
23121 |
Grostenquin. Flame-out on final. F/O Adams |
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21 Jul 55 |
416 |
23130 |
Grostenquin. Crashed near Faulquemont. F/L GL Howarth |
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21 Jul 55 |
416 |
23099 |
Grostenquin. Mid air with 23154. Fatal – F/O EAJ Noel |
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21 Jul 55 |
416 |
23154 |
Grostenquin. Mid air with 23099. Fatal – F/O BG Donald |
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9 Sep 55 |
416 |
23086 |
Grostenquin. Fuel exhaustion when lost. Ejected. F/L EC Tuckey |
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26 Oct 55 |
430 |
23299 |
Grostenquin. Stalled turning final. Fatal – F/O RO "Bob" Linklater |
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31 Oct 55 |
430 |
23201 |
Grostenquin. Ejected after flame out. F/O Jack Hubbard |
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13 Dec 55 |
416 |
23172 |
Grostenquin. Fuel exhaustion. Ejected. F/O JR Allingham |
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29 Dec 55 |
416 |
23076 |
Crashed on landing. F/O BW Cherewick |
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27 Jan 56 |
416 |
23168 |
Grostenquin. Ejected at 5000 feet when landing gear malfunctioned. F/O LB Marion |
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16 Mar 56 |
23039 |
Baden-Soellingen. Swung on emergency landing hitting 23140 and 23048. F/O Graham |
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12 Apr 56 |
416 |
23237 |
Grostenquin. Ejected after control failure. F/O BW Cherewick |
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18 May 56 |
430 |
23156 |
Grostenquin. Control problem. Dove straight in from 38,000 feet. Ejected. F/O CJ Simpson |
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29 Aug 56 |
430 |
23150 |
Grostenquin. Ejected from flat spin near Saarbrucken. F/O WV Closs |
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10 Dec 56 |
23535 |
Flame-out. Ejected, crashed into a building in Saarbrucken. F/O George B Shorey |
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22 Jan 57 |
430 |
23437 |
Seized controls. Ejected at 20,000 feet. F/L Wilson |
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14 Mar 57 |
421 |
23516 |
Dove in from 25,000 feet near Weisbaden. Ejected. Fatal – F/O WB Wilson |
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12 Jun 57 |
421 |
23514 |
Mid-air at 30,000 feet with 23397 near Stuttgart. F/O Van Oene |
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28 Aug 57 |
430 |
23669 |
Mid-air with 23673. Fatal – F/O Myers |
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28 Aug 57 |
430 |
23673 |
Mid-air with 23669 near Sarrbrucken. Pilot thrown clear. F/O Larry Moser |
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15 Nov 57 |
421 |
23623 |
Grostenquin. Hit jet wash on final. F/L HT Hoar |
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2 Dec 58 |
421 |
23638 |
Grostenquin. Flame-out on take-off. Ejected too low. Fatal – F/O MHP "Mike" Fitt |
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12 May 59 |
421 |
23449 |
Both wings torn off in low level flight. Fatal – F/O Dave Smith |
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26 Jun 59 |
421 |
23380 |
Crashed 50 miles south of Prestwick. Fatal – F/O RG Starling |
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15 Oct 59 |
430 |
23693 |
Mid-air with 23749. F/O HA Bacon |
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8 Apr 60 |
421 |
23515 |
Mid-air at 42,000 feet with 23619. Ejected. F/O WL Riley |
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20 May 60 |
421 |
23701 |
Mid-air at 30,000 feet with 23406. Ejected. F/O RC McKay |
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5 Dec 60 |
421 |
23655 |
Jammed control column. Ejected at 1,000 feet. 2 killed on ground. F/L HH Schoning |
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18 Apr 61 |
421 |
23374 |
Fuel exhaustion. Ejected near Homburg, West Germany. F/O Bill Slaughter |
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6 Oct 61 |
421 |
23541 |
Grostenquin. Fatal – F/O RC McKay |
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30 Mar 62 |
430 |
23537 |
Overran and wrecked in swamp. F/O TF Hallett |
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3 Jul 63 |
421 |
23513 |
Ejected. F/O Eric Stewart |
Updated: February 3, 2002
