Camire, Joseph Edward Philippe Edmond

Killed in Action 1942-12-25

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Birth Date: 1923

Born:

Home: St David, Quebec

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

119 (MP) Sqn- Squadron
Noli Me Tangere Touch Me Not

Base

RCAF Station Sydney, Nova Scotia

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Sergeant

Service Numbers

R/55902

Home
Google MapSt David, Quebec
First Burial
Google MapHoly Cross Cemetery, Sydney, Nova Scotia

1942-12-25: Both engines failed shortly after takeoff and the aircraft crashed, The entire 5-man crew was killed:Warrant Officer Class 2 William Benjamin Edward Bailey RCAF R/87985 KIA Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, BC Sec. D. Plot 21. Grave 19.Sergeant Joseph Edouard Philippe Edmond Camire RCAF R/55902 KIA Holy Cross Cemetery Sydney Nova Scotia Sec. O. Row 1. Grave 24.Warrant Officer Class 2 Lorne Hugh Green RCAF R/80800 pilot KIA Foot's Bay United Church Cemetery Mactier Ontario Row 8.Flight Sergeant Robert MacGranachan RCAF R/106191 KIA Foxwarren Cemetery, Foxwarren, Manitoba Lot 34. Range 2.

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

This incident involved multiple aircraft:

  1. Hudson Mk. III Serial: BW695

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

Hudson BW695

Warrant Officer 2 Bailey, William Benjamin Edward (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-December-25
Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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Sergeant Camire, Joseph Edward Philippe Edmond (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-December-25
Holy Cross Cemetery, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada

Warrant Officer 2 Green, Lorne Hugh (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-December-25
United Church Cemetery, Footes Bay, Ontario, Canada

Flight Sergeant MacGranachan, Robert (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1942-December-25
Foxwarren Cemetery, Foxwarren, Manitoba, 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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Hudson BW695

Hudson Mk. III BW695

First assigned to No. 31 Operational Training Unit at Debert, NS. Later with No. 119 (BR) Squadron at RCAF Station Sydney, NS. Category C damage at Sydney aerodrome at 21:20 on 5 July 1942. Category A crash at Sydney aerodrome at 07:00 on 25 December 1942. Both engines failed shortly after takeoff, entire crew killed, including pilot Warrant Officer Class 2 L. Green. Ownership to No. 4 Repair Depot at Scoudouc, NB on 28 December 1942, for scrapping.

1942-02-16 Taken on Strength Eastern Air Command 2019-08-20
1942-December-25 Accident: 119 Squadron Loc: Rcaf Stnorth Sydney Names: Bailey | Camire | Green | Macgranachan
1943-03-23 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20