Gilbert, Edward Franklin

Killed in Action 1945-03-13

Birth Date: 1915

Born:

Son of Verner Montfort Gilbert and Ella Moffatt Gilbert, of Windsor Mills, Province of Quebec, Canada.

Home: Windsor Mills, Quebec

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

215 (T) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Surgite Nox Adest Arise night is at hand

Base

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Flying Officer

Service Numbers

J/25446
Prev: R/60079

215 Squadron (Surgite Nox Adest). Aircraft crashed.

Fairchild Argus 24R 24H

(RCAF Photo)
Fairchild F-24H Argus, RCAF (Serial No. 699). Flown out of Rockcliffe, Ottawa, Ontario from Nov 1940 until she was struck off strength in Dec 1942.
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The Fairchild Model 24, also called the Fairchild Model 24 Argus/UC-61 Forwarder or Fairchild Model 24 Argus, is a four-seat, single-engine monoplane light transport aircraft designed by the Fairchild Aviation Corporation in the 1930s. It was adopted by the United States Army Air Corps as UC-61 and also by the Royal Air Force. The Model 24 was itself a development of previous Fairchild models and became a successful civil and military utility aircraft.Wikipedia

Wikipedia Fairchild Model 24 Argus