BILL EWING COLLECTION
No. 6981. Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk.4B (G-BCYK c/n 18393)
Photograph from Ormond Haydon-Baillie Collection
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01/31/2008. Remarks by Bill Ewing: "The aircraft was delivered to the RCAF on May 5, 1955 and served in West Germany with No. 419 AW(F) "Bruce the Moose" Squadron, 4 (F) Wing, at Baden-Soellingen, and No. 440 AW(F) "Bat" Squadron, 3 (F) Wing, at Zweibrucken. On December 31, 1962, all CF-100 Squadrons in Europe stood down and the aircraft were flown to Scottish Aviation at Prestwick, Scotland in January/February of 1963 for scrapping, 18393 being donated to the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, England. It was flown for some time, registered as G-BCYK, and is now on indoors display." |
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Created October 31, 2007