Collis, Reginald Stephen
Killed in Action 1941-05-23
Birth Date: 1916-July-25
Born:
Home: Barrie, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RCAF
Unit
210 (BR) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
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Base
RAF Gibraltar
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Flying Officer
Service Numbers
J/7756
Prev: C/7756
Home
Barrie, Ontario
First Burial
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, England.
Took off from Gibraltar on final leg of delivery flight to England.
Aircraft was lost in the sea on its transit flight to England.
Killed includes Collis:LAC Robert Evelyn Brodie RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 56.Sergeant Ronald Frank Brooks RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 40.F/Lt Reginald William Gautrey RAF KIA Malta Memorial Panel 1, Column 1.Sergeant Leslie Littlefair RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 47.Pilot Officer Kenneth Granville Anderson Marsh RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 33.Flight Sergeant John Roy Massey RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 37.AC1 Howard Stephen McKeown RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 57.F/Lt Christopher Mackinnon Scrutton RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 29.
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The Consolidated Catalina and Canso were close cousins. The Canso was the true amphibious version of the design and therefore included a conventional undercarriage to allow for either water or land use. The Canso provided more than two decades of valuable service to the RCAF. The Catalina variant came first and was produced beginning in 1935 for the United States Navy. The amphibious version, designated PBY-5A, came in service early in 1941 and the RCAF began using the aircraft on anti-submarine patrols that same year. After the Second World War, the RCAF used Cansos for search and rescue, Arctic survey missions and various transport operations.RCAF
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