Drysdale, Alan

Killed in Action 1943-06-26

Birth Date: 1914-April-05

Born: Vancouver, British Columbia

Son of James Cairns Drysdale and Henrietta M. Drysdale of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Home: Vancouver, British Columbia

Enlistment: Vancouver, British Columbia

Enlistment Date: 1941-07-08

Service

RCAF

Unit

608 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Omnibus Ungulis With all talons

Base

RAF Blida, Algeria

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Flying Officer

Service Numbers

J/11030

Home
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First Burial
Google MapEl Alia Cemetery, Algeria
608 Squadron (Omnibus Ungulis). Hudson aircraft FK 535 lost an engine, made a partial recovery from a spin and then crashed. Flying Officer H. Gulbraa and two of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed.

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Hudson FK535

Flying Officer Drysdale, Alan (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1943-June-26
El Alia Cemetery, Algiers, Algeria

Flying Officer Gulbraa, Harold (RCAF)
Navigator Bomb Aimer
Killed in Action
1943-June-26
El Alia Cemetery, Algiers, Algeria

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Lockheed Hudson
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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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