Canuck CF-100 Memorial

Saint-Hubert,

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Other

This monument, unveiled in 1983 by Mr. Gilles Lamontagne, Minister of National Defence, is dedicated to the Canadians who built, maintained and flew the first jet fighter interceptor, the Canuck CF-100 which was in service from 1950 to 1962. This section of Canadian Forces Base Montreal (Saint-Hubert) where the monument is located, was handed over to Ciné Cité in 1997.

The plane has been removed and only the concrete pedestal remains.

Inscription

[plaque]

CF-100

LE PREMIER CHASSEUR-INTERCEPTEUR TOUT TEMPS CONÇU ET FABRIQUÉ AU CANADA
EN SERVICE DE JANVIER 1950 À JUIN 1982

LE CANUCK FUT AFFECTÉ AUX ESCADRILLES 414/EWU, 416, 423 ET 425 À LA BASE DE L'ARC À ST-HUBERT. L'AVION 760 FUT LE DERNIER CF-100 À PRENDRE SON VOL À CETTE BASE LE 28 JUIN 1982. CET APPAREIL, PRÉSENTÉ À LA B.F.C. MONTRÉAL PAR LA 1RE ESCADRE DE RÉSERVE AÉRIENNE, LES 401E ET 438E ESCADRILLES, FUT DÉDIÉ LE 16 AVRIL 1983 PAR LE MINISTRE DE LA DÉFENSE NATIONALE, L'HONORABLE J. GILLES LAMONTAGNE, AUX CANADIENS QUI ONT PARTICIPÉ TANT À LA PRODUCTION ET AU SOUTIEN QU'AU VOL DE CANUCK

CF-100

THE FIRST CANADIAN
DESIGNED AND BUILT ALL WEATHER
JET FIGHTER INTERCEPTOR
IN SERVICE FROM
JANUARY 1950 TO JUNE 1982

THE CANUCK OPERATED OUT OF RCAF STATION ST. HUBERT WITH EWU/414, 416, 423, AND 425 SQUADRONS, AIRCRAFT 760 WAS THE LAST CF-100 TO FLY, ENDING ITS CAREER JUNE 28, 1982, AT THIS BASE. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS PRESENTED TO C.F.B. MONTREAL BY 1 AIR RESERVE WING, 401 AND 438 SQUADRONS. IT WAS DEDICATED ON APRIL 16, 1983 BY THE HONOURABLE J. GILLES LAMONTAGNE, MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENCE, TO THE CANADIANS WHO BUILT, MAINTAINED, AND FLEW THE CANUCK.