Armitage, Maxwell James

Killed in Action 1940-07-15

Birth Date: 1917

Born:

Son of Godfrey Duckwith Armitage and Joan Armitage, of South March.

Home: South March, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

11 (BR) Sqn- Squadron

Base

RCAF Stn. Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Rank

Corporal

Position

Corporal

Service Numbers

2402

Home
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First Burial
Google MapSt John's Cemetery, South March, Ontario
11 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Hudson aircraft crashed.

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This incident involved multiple aircraft:

  1. Hudson I Serial: 759

All the above aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.

Hudson 759

Corporal Armitage, Maxwell James (RCAF)

Killed in Action
1940-July-15
St John's Cemetery, South March, Ontario, Canada

Male Head

Flying Officer Lalonde, Joseph Jean Alexander Victor (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1940-July-15
Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Lockheed Hudson A-28 A-29 AT-18

Lockheed Hudson
Source National Air Force Museum of Canada.
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The Lockheed Hudson was an American-built light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built initially for the Royal Air Force (RAF) shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War and primarily operated by the RAF thereafter. The Hudson served throughout the war, mainly with Coastal Command, but also in transport and training roles, as well as delivering agents into occupied France. They were also used extensively with the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) anti-submarine squadrons.National Air Force Museum of Canada.

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11 (BR) Sqn ()

Hudson 759

Hudson I 759

Diverted from RAF order; first tested and delivered marked with RAF serial N7344. Operated by No. 11 (BR) Sqn, from 23 Sep 1939. To EAC with this unit on 1 Apr 1940. Cat "A" crash in the Eastern Passage, at 08:25 hrs on 15 Jul 1940, when the a/c dove into the sea after an engine failure upon take-off. The two-person crew, consisting of Flying Officer J.J.A.V. Lalonde and Cpl M.J. Armitage, were both killed. The a/c had just 232:10 airframe hours when it crashed.

1939-09-23 Taken on Strength RCAF Station 2019-08-20
1940-July-15 Accident: 11 Squadron Loc: Dartmouth Nova Scotia Names: Armitage | Lalonde
1940-09-26 Struck off Strength Struck off, reduced to spares and produce 2019-08-20