Convent Crash (Q5166154)

matcher place: Orléans (relation 9260622)
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English Wikipedia categories: 1950s in Ottawa, 1956 disasters in Canada, 1956 in Ontario, Accidents and incidents involving military aircraft, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1956, Aviation accidents and incidents in Canada

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Convent Crash, also known as the Orléans air disaster and Villa St. Louis disaster, occurred on May 15, 1956, after a CF-100 fighter jet crashed into Villa St. Louis, a convent in the community of Orleans, Ontario, Canada. The two pilots were killed in the crash, along with 13 people in the building: 11 members of the Grey Nuns, a civilian servant, and the chaplain, a retired naval padre.

Wikidata location: 45.4833, -75.5458 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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