Dayton, Fawcett Calvert

Killed in Action 1942-12-09

Birth Date: 1921

Born:

Earnest C. Dayton & Rose Pearl Dayton

Home: North Bay, Ontario (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

116 (BR) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)

Base

RCAF Stn. Dartmouth NS

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Sergeant

Service Numbers

R/130023

116 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron RCAF, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Catalina I aircraft Z 2136, outbound for an operational patrol, crashed on take-off, killing the entire air crew

Sergeant FC Dayton (RCAF) was killed. Please see Corbett, ES for complete casualty list and details

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.
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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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