Duncan, Gordon Robert
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-02-10
Birth Date: 1914-June-07
Born: Toronto Ontario
Son of Orval Stanley and Margaret Beatrice (nee Judge) Duncan, of Toronto, Ontario.
Home: Toronto, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RCAF
Unit
1 OTU- Operational Training Unit (RAF)
Base
RAF Honeybourne
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Flight Sergeant
Service Numbers
R/69109
Home
Toronto, Ontario
First Burial
Aberystwyth Cemetery, Cardiganshire, Wales
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
International Bomber Command Centre
www.findagrave.comHudson Mk. lll V9127
Operational 1942-February-10 to 1942-February-10
1 (Coastal) (OT) OTU (RAF) RAF Honeybourne
#1(Coastal) Operational Training Unit, RAF Honeybourne, Worcestershire, England. Hudson III aircraft V 9127 on a training exercise, took off in good weather, but conditions changed during flight, such that the the crew was flying in poor visibility only twenty feet from the ground when the aircraft crashed into high ground at Brayspool, Ponterwyd, Cardiganshire, Wales, killing the entire crew
It is possible the aircraft was also struck by lightning when it flew through a period of hail and thunder shortly before the crash
Flight Sergeant GR Duncan (RCAF), Flying Officer DC Anderson (RAAF), Sergeant JH Harker (RAFVR) and Sergeant R Hodgson (RAFVR) were all killed in this flying accident
Air Crew Remembered Hudson V9127
Lockheed Hudson A-28 A-29 AT-18
Source National Air Force Museum of Canada.
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.
Hudson
Wikipedia Hudson 
Hudon - Kestrel PublicationsHudson V9127 Mk. lll - Operational - 1942-02-10 to 1942-02-10
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#1(Coastal) Operational Training Unit, RAF Honeybourne, Worcestershire, England. Hudson III aircraft V 9127 on a training exercise, took off in good weather, but conditions changed during flight, such that the the crew was flying in poor visibility only twenty feet from the ground when the aircraft crashed into high ground at Brayspool, Ponterwyd, Cardiganshire, Wales, killing the entire crew
It is possible the aircraft was also struck by lightning when it flew through a period of hail and thunder shortly before the crash
Flight Sergeant GR Duncan (RCAF), Flying Officer DC Anderson (RAAF), Sergeant JH Harker (RAFVR) and Sergeant R Hodgson (RAFVR) were all killed in this flying accident