Dimock, Hedley Gilbert

Killed in Action 1944-06-27

Birth Date: 1922-April-22

Born: Eston Saskatchewan

Home: London, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

212 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)

Base

RAF Madras, India

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot Officer

Service Numbers

C/92344
Prev: R/85824

212 Squadron. Catalina aircraft FP 231 was taking off for convoy escort duties when it crashed near Madras, India.

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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