Henderson, Selby Roger

Killed in Action 1940-07-04

Birth Date: 1918

Born:

Son of Selby and Elaine Henderson; husband of Joan Louise Henderson, of Hunstanton, Norfolk, England.

Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Decorations: DFC

Distinguished Service Cross

Service

RCAF

Unit

206 Sqn- Squadron

Base

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot Officer

Service Numbers

40826

206 Squadron (Nihil Nos Effugit). Pilot Officer Henderson was killed when his Hudson aircraft went down off the Dutch Coast while searching for a lost Hampden aircraft. He was the second Canadian to receive the D.F.C. in W.W. II.

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Lockheed Hudson
Source National Air Force Museum of Canada.
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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.

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