Canso FP266 - Ferry Flight - 1942-12-25 to 1942-12-25
Squadron: Ferry Command (RAF)
Start Date: 1942-12-25
Completion Date: 1942-12-25
Mission: Ferry Flight
Operation: unspecified
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Base: Bermuda
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Crash City: Atlantic Ocean
Crash Specifics: unspecified
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
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War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable

RAF Ferry Command Catalina Ib aircraft FP 266 was lost on a trans-Atlantic delivery flight from Bermuda to the United Kingdom, cause unknown

FS DO Bevan (RCAF), Sergeant G Craven (RAAF), Sergeant R Harding (RAF), Sergeant R Thompson (RAF), US Civilian Pilot Capt. BH Pierce, and Canadian Civilian Radio Operator JH Auld were all missing, believed killed in this flying accident

The missing have no known grave and all are commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial

Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie pages 316,359

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