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Carr-Harris, Brian Gethryn DFC (Wing Commander)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-July-05

Canada

Birth Date: 1903-January-25 (age 39)

Born: Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada

Robert Carr-Harris & Bertha Hannah (nee Wright) Carr-Harris

Mary Christine (nee Proctor) Carr-Harris, of Picton, Ontario

Home: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment: Camp Borden, Simcoe County, Ontario

Enlistment Date: 1924-07-20

Decorations: DFC

Distinguished Service Cross

Service
RCAF

Unit
45 Group (RAF)

Base
RAF Dorval, Quebec

Rank

Wing Commander

Marshal
Air Chief Marshal	A/C/M
Air Marshal	A/M
Air Vice Marshal	A/V/M
Air Commodore	A/C
Group Captain	G/C
Wing Commander	W/C
Squadron Leader	S/L
Flight Lieutenant	F/L
Flying Officer	F/O
Pilot Officer	P/O
Warrant Officer 1st Class	WO1
Warrant Officer 2nd Class	WO2
Flight Sergeant	FS
Sergeant	SGT
Corporal	CPL
Senior Aircraftman	SAC
Leading Aircraftman	LAC
Aircraftman 1st Class	AC1
Aircraftman 2nd Class	AC2

Position
Second Pilot

Service Numbers
C/52

Hudson Mk. III FH395

Aircraft Ferrying 1942-July-05 to 1942-July-05

45 (T) Group (RAF) Dorval, Quebec

45 Group RAF Transport Command (Headquarters), Dorval, Quebec. Wing Commander BG Carr-Harris (RCAF), Squadron Leader GP Christie DFC (RAFO) and Leading Aircraftman CS Llewellyn (RAFVR) lost their lives while on a ferry training flight when Hudson III aircraft FH395 crashed into Lake St Louis and sank, killing the entire crew

Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie pages 44, 271-2, 313

General [Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database]...

Took off from Dorval, Quebec on a summer afternoon training flight.

Crashed at 17:14 at Lac St. Louie (Pointe Claire) Quebec.

Crew: Squadron Leader George Patterson Christie, RCAF J/40081 pilot W/C Brian Gethryn Carr-Harris, RCAF C52 second pilot LAC Clement Stuart Llewellyn, RAF 1029113 second pilot.

The official accident review findings on the cause of the crash was one word - �Obscure�.

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Hudson FH395

Wing Commander Carr-Harris, Brian Gethryn (RCAF)
Second Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-July-05
Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Squadron Leader Christie, George Patterson (RAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-July-05
Lake View Cemetery, Point Claire, Quebec, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Llewellyn, Clement Stuart (RAF)
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Killed in Flying Accident
1942-July-05
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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 Mk. III FH395

Headquarters, RAF Ferry Command, Dorval, Quebec. W/C. Carr-Harris, S/L. G.P. Christie D.F.C. (RAF) and Leading Aircraftman C.S. Llewellyn (RAF) lost their lives when Hudson aircraft # FH 395 crashed into Lake St Louis and sank.

1942-July-05 Accident: RAF FCOM DORVAL Loc: Pointe Claire Quebec Names: Carr Harris | Christie | Llewellyn
1942-07-21 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1942-12-21 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07

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