Sunday, 18 December 2016

Avro Canada CF-100 Mk.5 Canuck - Belgian users

On 28th July 1957, the Belgian government announced that they had chosen the Canuck instead of the Gloster Javelin, the Sud Aviation Vautour IIN, the North American F-86K Sabre Dog and the Northrop F-89D Scorpion for the all weather fighter to serve with the Belgian Air Force.
In total, 53 of them were sold and one of them was damaged before it was delivered. In December 1957 the first fifteen of them arrived from CFB Uplands, located in Ottawa. They arrived in Marville, France after having being ferried via Goose Bay, in Labrador and Keflavik, in Iceland. Once in Marville they were handed over to the Belgian pilots who ferried them to the Belgian base of Beauvechain.
They served with the Belgian 11, 349 and 350 squadrons under the 1st "all weather" wing. They were used until 1964 when it was replaced by the Lockheed F-104G Starfighter.










Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_CF-100_Canuck#Operators
2. http://www.belgian-wings.be/Webpages/Navigator/Photos/MilltaryPics/post_ww2/Avro%20Canada%20CF100%20Canuck/canuck%20frontpage.htm
3. Salamander Books - The Complete Book of Fighters.

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