North Luffenham & Marville
Canadair Sabre Category "A" Crash List
Date |
Squadron |
Tail No. |
Remarks |
18 Apr 1952 |
410 |
19177 |
F/O JAL Kerr was killed in a mid-air collision with 19181 over The Wash |
18 Apr 1952 |
410 |
19181 |
F/O AB Rayner was killed in a mid-air collision with 19177 over The Wash |
12 Jun 1952 |
441 |
19189 |
S/L MacKenzie experienced engine trouble and made a wheels-up deadstick landing into a potatoe field |
25 Jun 1952 |
410 |
19156 |
F/O JL Bentham experienced a fire in the ammunition bay and had an emergency landing at Stamford, England |
1 Jul 1952 |
439 |
19187 |
F/O RJ Conti was killed when he experiences fuel exhaustion and crashed into the sea |
8 Jul 1952 |
439 |
19112 |
Engine quit. Pilot, F/O Al Seith ejected over The Wash |
25 Aug 1952 |
410 |
19178 |
F/O Johnson crash landed at North Luffenham while overshooting |
5 Dec 1952 |
441 |
19185 |
F/O KA Branch landed short at North Luffenham |
21 Feb 1953 |
410 |
19122 |
Pilot F/O Knox-Leet landed short at North Luffenham |
3 June 1953 |
439 |
19193 |
F/O JJR Bedard was killed when he dove straight in by Boston, Lincs |
20 August 1953 |
441 |
19158 |
F/O Les Benson experienced fuel exhaustion and ejected into the sea near Off Corner, England |
6 Oct 1953 |
441 |
19167 |
F/O Haran crashed at North Luffenham |
26 Nov 1953 |
441 |
19152 |
F/O HD Klein ejected from a spin near Wells, England |
16 Dec 1953 |
439 |
19137 |
F/O DG Tracey was killed when he experienced fuel Exhaustion. Unable to eject but climbed from aircraft to attempt parachuting near Loughborough, England |
21 Feb 1954 |
410 |
19159 |
F/O Knox-Leet landed short at North Luffenham |
8 Apr 1954 |
439 |
19155 |
F/O LJ Elphick had engine trouble and landed short near North Luffenham |
11 May 1955 |
439 |
23336 |
F/O FB Davis experienced fuel exhaustion and ejected over Luxembourg |
17 May 1954 |
441 |
19163 |
W/C WF Parks was killed when failed to return to base. Crashed over the North Sea |
7 Jun 1955 |
439 |
23360 |
F/O SR Easson crashed on landing at Marville |
23 Jun 1955 |
441 |
23302 |
F/O JH Johnson stalled while turning final at Marville |
25 Jun 1955 |
410 |
23328 |
F/O AG McCallum was killed in a crash during Exercise Carte Blanche while chasing a Vampire |
21 Jul 1955 |
441 |
23109 |
F/L EL Fine stalled on landing at Marville |
13 Aug 1956 |
410 |
23333 |
F/O RH Roden was killed in a mid-air collision with 23543 over Bitburg, Germany |
20 Aug 1956 |
441 |
23654 |
F/O DE Bradley was killed when he dove straight in near Rheims |
28 Aug 1956 |
439 |
23496 |
F/O MT Tillotson was killed when he ejected at 1000 feet while experiencing a flame-out on overshoot at Marville |
4 Feb 1957 |
439 |
23581 |
F/O FP Luettger ejected when his engine exploded |
1 Apr 1957 |
439 |
23584 |
F/O Tidball stalled on approach at Marville |
2 May 1957 |
441 |
23530 |
P/O HA Davidson was killed when he ejected at 400 feet. He experienced a flame-out at 21,000 feet and crashed attempting a deadstick landing at Marville |
10 Feb 1958 |
441 |
23356 |
F/O KR Morash experienced a fire warning light and ejected at 40,000 feet near Angele, France |
27 Feb 1958 |
439 |
23561 |
F/O JL Olson ejected 3 miles north of Marville when his controls froze |
27 Feb 1958 |
441 |
23659 |
F/O "Moon" Mullin had a flame-out. The aircraft caught fire and he crashed on a taxiway at Etain, France |
24 Mar 1958 |
441 |
23436 |
F/O "Zoot" Sutton experienced engine trouble and ejected near Rhein Main, Germany |
17 Nov 1958 |
441 |
23491 |
F/O Jack Folkins experienced fuel exhaustion and ejected near Frankfurt, Germany during Exercise Soft Spot |
17 Nov 1958 |
441 |
23519 |
F/O Norm Guy experienced fuel exhaustion and ejected near Frankfurt, Germany during Exercise Soft Spot |
20 Nov 1958 |
441 |
23555 |
F/O DH Barnes was killed in a crash at Decimomannau |
17 Jul 1959 |
439 |
23568 |
S/L JC "Hap" Day was killed when he crashed 2 miles from Marville |
12 Dec 1959 |
441 |
23590 |
F/O T Koch crashed in fog at Marville |
8 April 1960 |
439 |
23619 |
F/O RW Hallworth had a mid-air with 23515 end ejected near Zweibrucken |
9 Nov 1960 |
441 |
23497 |
F/O RA Duffie was killed when he crashed on take-off at Marville |
2 Feb 1961 |
439 |
23756 |
F/O RW Hallworth experienced seized controls and ejected near Chaloh-sur-Marn |
16 May 1963 |
439 |
23419 |
F/O ML McKibbon crashed at Marville |
10 Aug 1963 |
441 |
23593 |
F/O JA Davidsons controls seized at 30,000 feet and he ejected at 10,000 feet |
Updated: August 20, 2003