Grant, George

Killed in Flying Accident 1940-10-23

Birth Date: unkown date

Born:

Son of John and Mary Grant; husband of Anna A. Grant, of Islington, Ontario, Canada.

Home: Islington, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RAF

Unit

24 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
In Omnia Parati Prepared for all things

Base

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot Officer

Service Numbers

82108

Home
Google MapIslington, Ontario
First Burial
Google MapHeathfield, Sussex, Uk
24 Squadron (In Omnia Parati). Flight Lieutenant E C N Jefferies, Flying Officer W Ledlie, Corporal A H K Robertson, Leading Aircraftman W J Wynne-Hartley, Leading Aircraftman L D Rudling, Air Vice Marshall C H B Blount, Lieutenant Commander M J Toole (Royal Navy), Lieutenant T J Mathias (Royal Navy), Pilot Officer G Grant, Pilot Officer F E Strong, Warrant Officer A Berry: killed; aircraft accident, Hertfordshire R2510, 24 Squadron, 23 October 1940.

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Flamingo R2510

Pilot Officer Grant, George (RAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1940-October-23
Heathfield, Sussex, UK

Male Head

Flight Lieutenant Jeffries, Edward Charles Norman (RAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1940-October-23
Wardsworth (Putney Vale) Cemetery, London, UK

de Havilland Flamingo

DH.95 Flamingo (Source Wikipedia)
Lady of Glamis the former King's Flight Flamingo circa 1943
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The Flamingo was a twin-engined civil airliner developed by de Havilland, led by their newly appointed chief designer R. E. Bishop, and was the first all-metal stressed-skin aircraft built by the company; only the control surfaces were fabric covered.

It was powered by two 890 hp Bristol Perseus XIIIC air-cooled radial engines driving three-bladed D.H hydromatic variable-pitch propellers. Two pilots were seated side by side with a radio operator behind them in the cockpit, with the cabin accommodating 12"“17 passengers. It had a retractable undercarriage, slotted flaps, and was considered a highly promising sales prospect for the company, capable of competing with the American Douglas DC-3 and Lockheed Model 10 Electra. The first prototype flew on 22 December 1938.Wikipedia

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