Swift Current, Saskatchewan
48 Squadron (Cave Canem). Hudson IIIa aircraft FH429 failed to return from a patrol off Norway.
Pilot Officer GR Watts (RAAF) killed, Flight Sergeant GR Ash (RCAF), Sergeant JE Ramsey (RAAF) and Sergeant RK Bannear (RAAF) missing (A. Storr).
TSGNO Amendment: Pilot Officer GR Watts (RAAF) buried at Stavne Cemetery, Trondheim, Norway.
Ash, George Robert (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1942-August-10
Birth Date: 1920-April-14
Born: Swift Current, Saskatchewan
Parents: Son of Donald and Herietta Ash of Barriere, British Columbia.
Spouse:
Home: Swift Current, Saskatchewan
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
48 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Forte Et Fidele By strength and faithfulness
Base
RAF Wick, Scotland
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Observer
Service Numbers
R/74689
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Hudson FH429
Hudson serial: FH429
Lockheed Hudson
Source National Air Force Museum of Canada.
Source National Air Force Museum of Canada.
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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