Convent Crash
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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.
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Hiawatha Park Road, Ottawa Gloucester
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Latitude | Longitude |
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N 45.4833 ° | E -75.5458 ° |
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Saint-Louis Residence
Hiawatha Park Road 879
K1C 2Z6 Ottawa, Gloucester
Ontario, Canada
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