Squadron:444
Start Date:1961-02-23
Completion Date:1961-02-23
Mission:Combat
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Crash City:Zweibrücken/Niederauerbach, Germany
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Crash Reason:midair
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With No. 444 (F) Squadron at Baden-Soellingen, Germany in early 1958. Two RCAF jet fighters from 444 Squadron collided and crashed. One pilot ejected, but was serious injured. RCAF W/C R.V. Smith was killed.
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