Clouthier, Verner Isadore

Killed in Flying Accident 1963-12-30

Birth Date: 1924-November-12

Born: Petawawa, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada

Isadore & Annie Clouthier of Petawawa, Ontario.

Home: Petawawa, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada

Enlistment: Ottawa, Ontario

Enlistment Date: 1942-11-16

Decorations: CD

Service

RCAF

Unit

137 (T) Sqn- Squadron

Base

RAF Langar

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Flight Lieutenant

Service Numbers

30752

Home

Petawawa, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada

First Burial

Choloy War Cemetery, Choloy, Meurthe-Et-Moselle, France

Took off from London-Gatwick Airport on a flight to RCAF Stn. Marville, France.

Aircraft contacted trees and crashed while on approach to Marville Aerodrome - 11 occupants, 8 fatalities, no details found.

Flight Lieutenant Clouthier served with 109 Composite Unit, RCAF-2 (F) Wing, Grostenquin, France,

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Freighter (Bristol) Mk. 31C 9697

Transport 1963-December-30 to 1963-December-30

137 (T) Sqn (RCAF) London Gatwick Airport

137 Transport Flight Bristol 170 Freighter aircraft 9697 on a flight from London Gatwick airport to RCAF Station Marville, France crashed on approach to land at Marville

There were five Royal Canadian Air Force servicemen killed in this aircraft accident:Sergeant Peter Antoon George BACH,Flight Lieutenant Verner Isadore CLOUTIER,Flight Lieutenant John Kenneth HAMLEN,Flight Lieutenant Britton Lyle JOHNSTON andFlight Lieutenant Edward John WALSHE.There were also two civilian dependents killed in this aircraft accident. They were the wife and son of Sergeant PAG BACH, Hazel Mary BACH and 6 year old Donald George BACH

General Canadian Warplanes 5: Bristol 170 Freighter

General Aviation Safety Network

General Marville, France - Bristol Freighter Retirement 1966 - Annex "E" to...

General Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Bristol Freighter 31M, s/n 9697, c/n ...

General 1963 - Bristol 170 Freighter - Assorted sources

General Bristol 170 Freighter I Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

General Bristol 170 Freighter MK.31M, 9697 / 12830, Royal Canadian Air Force : ...

Freighter (Bristol) 9697

Sergeant Bach, Peter Antoon George (RCAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1963-December-30
Choloy War Cemetery, Meurthe-Etmoselle, France

Flight Lieutenant Clouthier, Verner Isadore (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1963-December-30
Choloy War Cemetery, Meurthe-Etmoselle, France

Flight Lieutenant Hamlen, John Kenneth (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1963-December-30
Choloy War Cemetery, Meurthe-Etmoselle, France

Flight Lieutenant Johnston, Britton Lyall (RCAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1963-December-30
Choloy War Cemetery, Meurthe-Etmoselle, France

Flight Lieutenant Walshe, Edward John (RCAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1963-December-30
Choloy War Cemetery, Meurthe-Etmoselle, France

Bristol Freighter

(RCAF Photo)(Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page)
Bristol 170 Freighter Mk. 31C, RCAF (Serial No. 9697), coded KC.

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The Bristol Type 170 Freighter was a British twin-engine aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company as both a freighter and an airliner. Its best known use was as an air ferry to carry cars and their passengers over relatively short distances. A passenger-only version was also produced, known as the Wayfarer. The Freighter was developed during the Second World War, having attracted official attention from the British Air Ministry, which sought the development of a rugged vehicle capable of carrying various cargoes, including a 3-ton truck. Various changes to the design were made to accommodate their requirements, but being completed too late to participate in the conflict, the majority of sales of the Freighter were to commercial operators.

The Royal Canadian Air Force used five Freighters to carry spares and supplies between the United Kingdom and their bases in France and West Germany.Harold Skaarup web page

YouTube Freighter