Haley, James Francis
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-07-21
Birth Date: 1916-March-23
Born: St John New Brunswick
Son of John Thomas Haley and Violet Beatrice Haley, of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
Home: St John, New Brunswick
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RCAF
Unit
4 AOS- Air Observer School (RAF)
Base
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Pilot Officer
Service Numbers
J/15272
First Burial
Cemetery, Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland
4 Air Observer School, Scotland. Pilot Officer Haley overshot the landing in his Blackburn Botha aircraft L 6355. When he attempted to go around again, the aircraft hit a hangar roof and crashed in the Humber River just off the aerodrome at Brough, Scotland.
Canadian Virtual War MemorialBlackburn Botha
Image from the Charles Daniels Photo Collection album "British Aircraft." SOURCE INSTITUTION: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
The Blackburn B.26 Botha was a British four-seat reconnaissance and torpedo bomber. It was built by Blackburn Aircraft at its factories at Brough and Dumbarton, as a competitor to the Bristol Beaufort, entering service with the RAF in 1939. The design was underpowered and it was quickly withdrawn from operations.Wikipedia
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