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Crabtree, Edmond Clay (Flight Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-September-11

Birth Date: 1921 (age 22)

Edmond Clarence & Blanche Teresa Crabtree

Home: Cardston, Alberta (parents)

Service
RCAF
Unit
4 RS- Radio School (RAF)
Base
RAF Madley
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Marshal
Air Chief MarshalA/C/M
Air MarshalA/M
Air Vice MarshalA/V/M
Air CommodoreA/C
Group CaptainG/C
Wing CommanderW/C
Squadron LeaderS/L
Flight LieutenantF/L
Flying OfficerF/O
Pilot OfficerP/O
Warrant Officer 1st ClassWO1
Warrant Officer 2nd ClassWO2
Flight SergeantFS
SergeantSGT
CorporalCPL
Senior AircraftmanSAC
Leading AircraftmanLAC
Aircraftman 1st ClassAC1
Aircraftman 2nd ClassAC2
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/121328

No.4 Radio School. Flight Sergeant Crabtree lost his life when his Percival P.34 Proctor Mk III HM-360 (3-seat radio trainer) crashed near Talcarth, Breckonshire, England.

AC1 A J Ferguson RAF also KIFA.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Home
Google MapCardston, Alberta (parents)
Burial
Google MapHaycombe Cemetery
Plot 51 Sec H Row P Grave 250

Proctor HM360

Percival Proctor

Original image taken by a British government employee prior to 1956.
Source Wikipedia

The Percival Proctor was a British radio trainer and communications aircraft of the Second World War. The Proctor was a single-engined, low-wing monoplane with seating for three or four, depending on the model. Wikipedia

YouTube Proctor

Wkikpedia Wikipedia Proctor

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last update: 2021-10-03 20:38:09

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