Constabaris, James

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-05-23

Birth Date: 1917

Born:

Alexander & Helen Constabaris

Home: Vancouver, British Columbia (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

(B) Ferry Command- Ferry Command (RAF)

Base

RCAF Stn. Gander, Newfoundland

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Flight Lieutenant

Service Numbers

C/1087

Home
Google MapVancouver, British Columbia (parents)
First Burial
Google MapChurch Of Ireland Churchyard, Irvinestown, County Fermanagh, Ireland

RAF Ferry Command, Dorval, Quebec. Hudson Mk IIIa FH-233 missing at sea en-route from Dorval, Quebec to the United Kingdom, crashing off the coast of County Sligo, Northern Ireland.

Aircraft went down in the sea off Carrowabinna Point, Donegal Bay, County Sligo. The body of F/Lt Constabaris was found six days later off Drumbannon Point, Donegal Bay, County Sligo.

Killed:F/Lt James Constabaris RCAF pilot C/1087 KIFA Irvinestown Church of Ireland Churchyard Plot 1. Grave 1.Pilot Officer Kenneth Busbridge Dyer RAF KIFA Ottawa Memorial Panel 1. Column 3.Sergeant Donald Eugene Engemoen RCAF R/103709 KIFA Ottawa Memorial Panel 1. Column 5.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

This incident involved multiple aircraft:

  1. Hudson Mk. llla Serial: FH233

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

Hudson FH233

Flight Lieutenant Constabaris, James (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-May-23
Church Of Ireland Churchyard, Irvinestown, County Fermanagh, UK

Male Head

Pilot Officer Dyer, Kenneth Bushbridge (RAFVR)
Navigator
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-May-23
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Sergeant Engemoen, Donald Eugene (RCAF)
Radio Officer
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-May-23
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, 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 FH233

Hudson Mk. llla FH233

RAF Ferry Command, Dorval, Quebec. Hudson IIIa aircraft #FH 233 missing at sea enroute from Dorval, Quebec to the United Kingdom, crashing off the coast of County Sligo, Eire

1942-May-23 Accident: RAF Ferry COMMAND Loc: At Sea Names: Constabaris | Dyer | Engemoen