Edward Salter Corbett AFM Rank: Pilot Officer Status: Killed in Action 1942-12-09

Killed: Pilot Officer Edward Salter Corbett RCAF J/14070 KIA Fort Massey Cemetery Halifax, NS Sec. E. Grave 196. Sergeant Fawcett Calvert Dayton RCAF R/130023 KIA St. John's Cemetery Plot 1. Grave 2. Flying Officer John Glenn Macmaster RCAF J/9116 KIA Pine Grove Cemetery, Prince Albert Plot V.T. Lot 87. Grave 3. Sergeant Jack Richardson RCAF R/109085 pilot KIA Valley View Cemetery Camrose Lot 55. Block C. Flying Officer Robert Arthur Sharman RCAF J/6135 KIA Elmwood Cemetery Winnipeg Sec. 12A. Grave 1373. Cpl. Elmor William Werry RCAF R/51871 KIA Salvador Protestant Cemetery Plot 116.

Addendum: - Air Force Medal - No. 116 Squadron (Canada) - Award effective 1 January 1943 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 55/43 dated 15 January 1943. Award presented to next-of-kin in 1943. The citation reads - "Flight Sergeant Corbett is an outstanding NCO in his trade. He has completed 1,028 hours flying, of which 723 hours were on operational duties and has made 66 coastal operational flights. During a period of intense enemy activity he cheerfully accepted more than his share of the extra duties imposed on his squadron. His example has been an inspiration to other aircrew personnel." Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario

Canso Z2136

Consolidated Canso Catalina PBY PB2B A-10 OA-10 Black Cat

RCAF Canso A (Serial No. 9754), No. 162 Squadron, F/L David Ernest Hornell aircraft.

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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Wing Commander	W/C
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Corbett, Edward Salter AFM (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1942-December-09

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Consolidated Canso Catalina PBY PB2B A-10 OA-10 Black Cat

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Corbett, Edward Salter AFM (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1942-December-09

Canso Z2136

Consolidated Canso Catalina PBY PB2B A-10 OA-10 Black Cat

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