Flyable aircraft? CF-100, AVRO Canuck.

Chris Townsend

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Jul 23, 1997, 3:00:00 AM7/23/97

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The CF-100 is a Canadian all-weather interceptor used during the 1950's
and 1960's. There were nearly 700 planes built and saw service with the
RCAF and Belgium Air Force.

Does anyone know of any still flying in the world today? Does anyone
know the location/owners of a CF-100 in near flyable condition? Most
interested in trainer 'D' version. How about location of spare parts and
documentation?

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Cheers,

Janet Guy

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Jul 23, 1997, 3:00:00 AM7/23/97

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There are no CF-100s in flying condition today. Quite a few are on
display in Canada -- though most are still owned by the CAF or on poles
--, at least one is on display in the US, one is in IWM at Duxford in
the UK, one is on display in Belgium, and one is on a pole in Germany.

Jim Bates
MAPS Air Museum
Akron-Canton, Ohio
http://www.angelfire.com/oh/mapsairmuseum

SIRIUS

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Jul 24, 1997, 3:00:00 AM7/24/97

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Chris Townsend <ctownsend*REMOVE2REPLY*@creo.com> wrote in article
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> The CF-100 is a Canadian all-weather interceptor used during the 1950's
> and 1960's. There were nearly 700 planes built and saw service with the
> RCAF and Belgium Air Force.
>
> Does anyone know of any still flying in the world today? Does anyone
> know the location/owners of a CF-100 in near flyable condition? Most
> interested in trainer 'D' version. How about location of spare parts and
> documentation?
>
> If you use my email address, please delete 'no-spam' string.
>
> Cheers,
>

(Sigh) Alas! There are no flying or flyable Clunks anywhere. I saw a few
reports of one flying as a warbird in the western U.S. a couple of years
ago, but they were really talking about a Canberra. The trainers were Mk 2s
and 3s, none of which were as good as the 4s and 5s, BTW, the total was 692
with the original serials running from 18101 to 18792. Belgium got 53. The
U.S. paid 75% and Canada paid 25% of the cost under MAP. There are quite a
few CF-100s in museums (including at least 2 in the U.S.), but none are
ever going to fly again.

--
Jeff Rankin-Lowe
sirius "at" wwdc "dot" com

Author, "The Aircraft of the Canadian Armed Forces" and
"Golden Years: The Royal Canadian Air Force in the 1950s"

Martin/Jennifer Keenan

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Jul 25, 1997, 3:00:00 AM7/25/97

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Chris Townsend <ctownsend*REMOVE2REPLY*@creo.com> wrote:

>The CF-100 is a Canadian all-weather interceptor used during the 1950's
>and 1960's. There were nearly 700 planes built and saw service with the
>RCAF and Belgium Air Force.

>Does anyone know of any still flying in the world today? Does anyone
>know the location/owners of a CF-100 in near flyable condition? Most
>interested in trainer 'D' version. How about location of spare parts and
>documentation?

None flying, and none likely to ever fly again. The reason is the
same reason that they were retired from the CAF -- All available
engines were time-expired, and no one still overhauled them to the
proper tolerances. The last CAF CF-100s were retired in December
1981, and the last flying CF-100 (a CAF example bailed to Pratt &
Whittney Canada as a engine test bed) flew for the last time in June
1982.

I don't know if I ever saw one flying. I saw what looked like a
CF-100 over Algonquin Provincial Park (near CFB North Bay) in July
1981, but my aircraft recogition skills (then) weren't up to
distinguishing a CF-100 from a T-33. Now, I'll never know.

Martin