Squadron: 423 (GR) Sqn (RCAF)
Start Date: 1943-11-11
Completion Date: 1943-11-11
Mission: Submarine Patrol
Operation: unspecified
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Base: Castle Archdale
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Sunderland Mk.lll DP181 served with No. 423 (GR) Squadron, RCAF, from 10 May 1943 coded "D". Exchanged fire with an Fw 200 on 14 September 1943, no damage reported. Crashed at Castle Archdale on 11 November 1943, while attempting to land.
F/O Rowland Wilkins HILL J11984 RCAF, F/O Walter Gray ARNOLD J22715 RCAF, W/O William Douglas SCOTT R122544 RCAF, P/O Gordon Ian RAYMOND J17872 RCAF, W/O Charles McDowall HARDCASTLE R118235 RCAF were all killed.
Survived/injured were Sgt Jack Frederick LONG 1684826 RAF(VR), Sgt Richard James GREEN, 1320446 RAF(VR), F/O Melvin Dewey LEE C2363 RCAF, F/O Leslie Richard HOBBS J11852 RCAF, P/O Harold HUTCHINSON C17694 RCAF, Sgt George Stanley SHEFFIELD 533705 RAF, Sgt George Stanley SHEFFIELD 533705 RAF.
The wreckage was raised on 22 November.