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Dyson, William John (Flight Lieutenant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-January-26

Birth Date: 1907-June-01 (age 34)

Born: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Son of William J. Dyson and Elizabeth Dyson, of Calgary, Alberta.

Husband of Annie Mabel Dyson, of Victoria, British Columbia.

Home: Calgary, Alberta

Enlistment: Vancouver, British Columbia

Enlistment Date: 1940-02-23

Service
RCAF
Unit
124 (Ferry) Sqn- Squadron
Rank
Flight Lieutenant
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
C/2002
124 Ferry Squadron, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Lockheed aircraft crashed. Flight Lieutenant Dyson had been severely injured in a Harvard aircraft crash on February 21, 1941 while at 2 SFTS Uplands, Ontario.

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Electra 7841

Lockheed Electra L-10 L-10A L-10B

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3650924)
Lockheed 10A Electra, RCAF (Serial No. 7633), 1944.
(Source Harold A Skaarup web page)

The Lockheed Model 10 Electra is an American twin-engined, all-metal monoplane airliner developed by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in the 1930s to compete with the Boeing 247 and Douglas DC-2. The type gained considerable fame as one was flown by Amelia Earhart on her ill-fated around-the-world expedition in 1937.

Manufactured in 1937, this Electra (CF-TCA) was the first new aircraft purchased by Trans- Canada Air Lines (TCA). Transferred to the RCAF in 1939, it was then used as a transport plane for six years, with a brief interruption in 1941, when it was loaned back to TCA for six months. Wikipedia

YouTube Electra

Wkikpedia Wikipedia Electra

General Harold A Skaarup Web Page

Kestrek Publications Electra 10, 12, 212 - Kestrel Publications

last update: 2021-12-21 01:38:52

Electra 10 7841

On US register as NC3138 with Braniff Airlines (recorded in error as NC3128 in some RCAF records). Purchased second hand, reported value $46,500. Temporary registration CF-BSZ issued for ferry flight to Canada. Probably used by No. 2 Training Command communications flights. Operated by No. 124 (Ferry) Squadron when it suffered a Category A crash near McGregor, Manitoba (midway between Winnipeg and Brandon) at 21:00 on 26 January 1942. All 7 on board killed, including pilot Flight Lieutenant W.J. Dyson. To No. 8 Repair Depot at Winnipeg for scrapping.

1940-10-21 Taken on Strength No. 2 Training Command 2019-08-20
1942-January-26 Accident: 2 C&F FLIGHT Loc: Near Macgregor Manitoba Names: Bate | Clark | Dyson | Field | Holland | Lane | Thrift
1942-04-06 Struck off Strength Struck off, reduced to spares and produce 2019-08-20

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