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 Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck - Comox, BC Posted by:  The A-Team
N 49° 42.522 W 124° 54.503
10U E 362411 N 5507991
Located in the Comox Air Force Museum Heritage Air Park on the side of Military Row at CFB Comox in Comox, BC.
Waymark Code: WMHWFE
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/19/2013
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This aircraft was delivered to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) on May 19, 1959 with the tail number 18790. It initially served with 413 Squadron at RCAF Station Bagotville, Quebec. After 413 Squadron disbanded on December 30, 1961, it joined 414 All-Weather Fighter Squadron at RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario. In 1964, that squadron also disbanded and the aircraft was converted to the Mk 5C configuration as an electronic countermeasures trainer. It joined the newly-reformed 414 Electronic Warfare Squadron at RCAF Station St. Hubert, Quebec in 1967. After the RCAF was absorbed into the new Canadian Forces, the aircraft was renumbered with the tail number 100790 on October 23, 1970. At some point during its time at RCAF Station St. Hubert, it was converted to the Mk 5D configuration, which added active communications jamming gear. 414 Squadron relocated to CFB North Bay in August 1972, where this aircraft served until it was struck off on October 13, 1981. On November 6, 1981, it was ferried to CFB Comox where it was put on display at the Comox Air Force Museum Heritage Air Park. It has been repainted to the paint scheme it would have used during its time with the RCAF prior to 1970.
Sources:
Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers RCAF 18751 to 18792
Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers Canadian Armed Forces CF-100 Canuck
Canadian Wings
AirVectors
Wikipedia - 413 Squadron
Wikipedia - 414 Squadron
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk 5D
Tail Number: (S/N): 18790
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Comox Air Force Museum Heritage Air Park, Comox, BC
inside / outside: outside
Access restrictions:
The Heritage Air Park is open from May to September, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Other Information:: Not listed
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