Avro Canada CF-100 CANUCK
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The first full production-standard CF-100, the Mk 3, flew for the first time in October 1952, powered by 2948-kg (6500-lb) thrust Orenda 9s, and entered service the next year armed with eight 0.5-in (12.7-mm) Colt-Browning machine-guns in a retractable ventral tray. This armament was supplemented in the Mk 4A by wing-tip pods of 2.75-in (70 mm) folding-fin air-to-air rockets after the fashion adopted by the United States Air Force in the Northrop F-89 Scorpion. The Mk 4A also introduced an improved radar in the form of the Hughes APG-40 and a collision-course interception computer. Increased power (Orenda 11s of 3230-kg [7275-lb] thrust) came with the Mk 4B Canuck which. with the 4A, became the most produced version of this pioneering ,all-weather fighter, a total of 510 being produced. Development, however, was not continued and the Mk 5, with all rocket armament, flew for the first time in 1955. For better performance at high altitude, 1.06 m (3 ft 6 in) untapered sections, were added to each wing tip and the tailplane area was also slightly increased this in fact raised the combat ceiling by 1219 m (4000 ft) Larger wing-tip rocket pods were also fitted to the Mk 5, which became the only model to be exported, 53 ex-Canadian air force models being sold to the Belgian air force, deliveries commencing in December 1957 United States security regulations prohibited further exports, as some US equipment was fitted. With its then quite advanced fire-control system the CF-100 was an obvious candidate for missile armament and the proposed Mk 6 was to have mounted Sparrow II missiles and been powered by an after-burning Orenda 11IR engines.
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An Avro CF-100 in full European camouflage markings Photo Credit Unknown |
(the following list has been compiled from the following: The Avro Arrow by Larry Milberry, www.scramble.nl, Canadian Military Aircraft - Serials and Photographs by John Griffin)
CF-100 Canuck Mk 1
Serial No. Details
18101 on loan to Avro (SOS May 31, 1965)
18102 on loan to Avro coded FB-K written off April 5, 1951
CF-100 Canuck Mk 2 Prototype with Orenda engine
Serial No. Details
18103 on loan to Avro coded FB-J (SOS June 3, 1955)
CF-100 Canuck Mk 2T 18104 - 18107
Preproduction with dual controls and Orenda 1 engines
Serial No. Details
18104 preserved (?)
18105 on loan to Avro coded FB-H (SOS May 27, 1955)
18106 preserved Cambellford Museum (?)
18107 on loan to Avro (SOS July 21, 1958)
CF-100 Canuck Mk 3T 18108 - 18111
Preproduction with dual controls and Orenda 2 engines
Serial No. Details
18108 served with No. 3 OTU (SOS August 5, 1955)
18109 served with No. 3 OTU (SOS April 18, 1955)
18110 served with No. 3 OTU coded JF-S (SOS August 5, 1955)
18111 on loan to Avro, burned March 22, 1955
CF-100 Canuck Mk 3CT 18114 - 18125 (na 18117)
Production aircraft with dual controls and Orenda 8 engines
Serial No. Details
18114 served with No. 3 OTU (SOS August 3, 1960)
18115 served with No. 3 OTU, written off December 31, 1954
18116 served with No. 3 OTU, later converted to Mk 3D (SOS August 3, 1960)
18118 served with No. 3 OTU, later converted to Mk 3T and Mk 3D written off May 7, 1958 at RCAF Station Cold Lake (SOS May 23, 1958)
18119 served with No. 3 OTU, later converted to Mk 3T and Mk 3D (SOS August 3, 1960)
18120 served with No. 440 Squadron, later with No. 3 OTU as Mk 3T and Mk 3D (SOS August 3, 1960)
18121 served with No. 3 OTU later converted to Mk 3D (SOS September 9, 1960)
18122 served with No. 3 OTU written off August 17, 1954 at RCAF Station North Bay
18123 served with No. 423 Squadron and No. 3 OTU, converted to Mk 3D (SOS August 3, 1960)
18124 seved with No. 3 OTU converted to Mk 3T and Mk 3D (SOS August 3, 1960)
18125 seved with No. 3 OTU converted to Mk 3T and Mk 3D (SOS August 3, 1960)
CF-100 Canuck Mk 3A 18113,18117, 18126-18132
Serial No. Details
18113 served with No. 3 OTU (SOS April 23, 1955)
18117 served with CEPE coded JF-O, written off October 15, 1954
18126 served with No. 440 Squadron and No. 3 OTU, currently at the Calgary Aerospace Museum coded KE-126 (all black) (SOS November 22, 1963)
18127 served with No. 440 Squadron and No. 3 OTU, converted to Mk 3D, written off September 9, 1955 at RCAF Station Cold Lake
18128 served with No. 440 Squadron and No. 3 OTU, converted to Mk 3D (SOS November 13, 1963)
18129 served with No. 440 Squadron and No. 3 OTU, coverted to Mk 3T and Mk 3D (SOS August 3, 1960)
18130 served with No. 440 Squadron and No. 3 OTU, written off July 30, 1953 at RCAF Station North Bay
18131 served with No. 3 OTU (SOS September 9, 1968)
18132 served with No. 440 Squadron and with No. 3 OTU, written off July 21, 1953 at RCAF Station North Bay
CF-100 Canuck Mk 3B 18133 - 18182
Serial No. Details
18133 served with No. 440, 445 Squadrons and No. 3 OTU, converted to Mk 3D (SOS August 3, 1960)
18134 served with No. 440, 445 Squadrons and No. 3 OTU, converted to Mk 3D (SOS November 13, 1963)
18135 served the No. 440 Squadron and No. 3 OTU, converted to Mk 3D, written off September 27, 1954 at RCAF Station North Bay
18136 served with No. 440, 445 Squadrons and No. 3 OTU, converted to Mk 3D (SOS July 28, 1960)
18137 served the No. 440 Squadron and No. 3 OTU, converted to Mk 3D, written off September 8, 1954 at RCAF Station North Bay
18138 served with No. 440, 445 Squadrons and No. 3 OTU, converted to Mk 3D (SOS May 28, 1963) preserved Richmond, BC
18139 served with No. 3 OTU, converted to Mk 3D (SOS September 9, 1968)
18140 served with No. 445 Squadron and No. 3 OTU, converted to Mk 3D, written off October 1, 1957 at RCAF Station Cold Lake
18141 served with No. 3 OTU, written off October 27, 1953 at RCAF Station North Bay
18142 served with No. 440 Squadron and No. 3 OTU, converted to Mk 3D (SOS February 1, 1957)
18143 served with CEPE and No. 3 OTU, converted to Mk 3D (SOS November 13, 1963)
18144 served with No. 445 Squadron and No. 3 OTU, converted to Mk 3D (SOS April 23, 1964)
18145 served with No. 445 Squadron and No. 3 OTU, converted to Mk 3D (SOS July 28, 1960)
18146 served with No. 423 & 425 Squadron, written off November 10, 1953 RCAF Station Uplands
18147 served with No. 445 Squadron and No. 3 OTU, converted to Mk 3D (SOS August 3, 1960)
18148 served with No. 423 Squadron and No. 3 OTU, converted to Mk 3D (SOS Sept 9, 1968)
18149 served with No. 423 Squadron, No. 3 OTU and the EWU, converted to Mk 3D, written off February 27, 1967 at RCAF Station St. Hubert
18150 served with No. 409, 440 Squadrons and No. 3 OTU, converted to Mk 3D (SOS August 3, 1960)
18151 served with No. 413, 416 Squadrons and No. 3 OTU, converted to Mk 3D (SOS August 3, 1960)
18152 served with No. 423, 432 Squadrons and No. 3 OTU, converted to Mk 3D (SOS September 9, 1968)
18153 served with No. 413, 432 Squadrons and No. 3 OTU, converted to Mk 3D (SOS April 23, 1964)
18154 served with No. 3 OTU, written off December 31, 1954 Shawville, Quebec
18155 served with No. 440 Squadron and No. 3 OTU converted to Mk 3D (SOS August 3, 1960)
18156 served with No. 413, 432 Squadrons and No. 3 OTU, converted to Mk 3D, written off August 12, 1960 at RCAF Station Cold Lake, Alberta
18157 served with No. 3 OTU, written off April 21, 1954 at RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario
18158 served with No. 409 Squadron and No. 3 OTU, converted to Mk 3D (SOS April 18, 1954)
18159 served with No. 423 Squadron and No. 3 OTU, converted to Mk 3D, written off November 12, 1957 at RCAF Station Cold Lake, Alberta
18160 served with No. 423 Squadron, written off August 11, 1953 at Longueuil, Quebec
18161
18162
CF-100 Canuck Mk 3D
Dual Control converted from Mk 3A and Mk 3B aircraft: 18126, 18128, 18129-18131, 18133-18136, 18138-18140, 18142-18145,18147-18153,18155,18156,18158,18159,18161-18182
CF-100 Canuck Mk 4
Serial No. Details
18112 prototype airframe
CF-100 Canuck Mk 4a 18183-18319
Serial No. Details
18183
18184
18185
18186
18187
18188
18189
18190
18191
18192
18193
18194
18195
18196
18197 served with No. 419 squadron
18198
18199
18200 served with No. 409 squadron
18201
18202
18203
18204 served with No. 419 squadron
18205
18206 served with No. 409 squadron
18207 served with No. 419 squadron
18209
18210
18211
18212 served with No. 419 squadron
18213 served with No. 419 squadron
18214
18215
18216
18217
18218
18219
18220 served with No. 419 squadron
18221
18223 served with No. 428 squadron
18224 served with No. 428 squadron
18225 served with No. 428 squadron
18226
18227
18228
18229
18230
18231
18232
18233
18234
18235
18236
18237
18238
18239
18240
18241
18242
18243
18244
18245
18246
18247
18248
18249
18250
409 Squadron 18253 18269 18315 18178 18247
419 Squadron 18312 18232
423 Squadron 18290 18297 18254 18314
425 Squadron 18270 18288
432 Squadron 18289 18305 18318
433 Squadron
445 Squadron 18306 18317 18259 18310
3 OTU 18290 18257 18291 18316 18311 18246 18251 18272 18273 18274 18296 18313 18280
CEPE 18294
CF-100 Canuck Mk 4b 18320-18464
409 Squadron 18402 18363 18370 18399 18433 18373 18441 18375
419 Squadron 18339 18378 18400 18419 18351 18366 18320 18417 18424 18438 18447 18448
423 Squadron 18321 18369 18383 18431 18473 18397 18423 18470 18329 18337 18356 18375 18379 18431 18330 18389
425 Squadron 18304 18502
428 Squadron 18331 18356 18359 18380 18364 18326 18387 18362
432 Squadron 18324 18349 18352 18361 18343 18467 18353 18478 18675 18455 18459 18477
433 Squadron 18325 18336 18333
440 Squadron 18320 18363 18402 18416 18414 18508 18322 18334 18371 18391 18403 18405 18411 18451 18457 18437
445 Squadron 18333 18385 18403 18445 18386 18426 18326 18332 18355 18396 18335 18368 18372 18388 18321 18338 18367 18390 18398
CEPE 18429 18458
Unknown 18384
CF-100 Canuck Mk 5 18465-18792
409 Squadron 18487 18580 18608 18499 18682
410 Squadron 18533 18591 18607 18748 18483 18558 18553 18604 18760 18768 18773 18775 18792
413 Squadron 18519 18555 18640 18668 18496 18605 18623 18512 18596 18602 18757 18759 18761 18790
414 Squadron 18515 18645 18665 18770 18471 18540 18784 18757 18785 18780 18485 18669 18572 18684 18752
416 Squadron 18567 18631 18606 18750 18589 18759 18764 18776 18777 18571 18623
425 Squadron 18520 18555 18617 18758 18597 18533 18586 18532 18620 18528 18534 18584 18592 18759 18764 18781
428 Squadron 18464 18542 18614 18768 18652 18571 18575 18610 18773
432 Squadron 18539 18593 18600 18771 18741 18677 18761 18778
433 Squadron 18560 18567 18656 18665 18643 18663 18570 18506 18562 18602 18619 18626 18752 18762 18769
3 OTU 18747 18534 18619 18626
EWU 18662 18675 18778
Unknown 18590 18517 18767 18618 18754 18579 18613 18599 18544 18671
AETE 100747
CF-100 Canuck Mk 5C/D
414 Squadron 100504 100783 100476 100785 100790 100784 100791 100757 100782 100500 100472 100474
100493 100779 100780 100788 100789 100792 100772
EWU 18513 18782 18783 18786 18787