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Houston, Allan Dale (Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1942-January-30

Birth Date: 1916-July-08 (age 25)

Born: Macdonald College Quebec

Son of John and Agnes Houston, of Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Province of Quebec.

Home: St Anne de Bellevue, Quebec

Service
RCAF
Unit
115 Sqn- Squadron
Base
Patricia Bay, British Columbia, Canada
Rank
Sergeant
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
R/77448
115 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Beware), Patricia Bay, British Columbia. Sergeant Houston was flight testing Bolingbroke aircraft 716 when one engine caught fire. One member of the crew parachuted to safety but Sergeant Houston was killed when he attempted to land the aircraft on the mud flats at the head of Cowichan Lake, British Columbia.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Home
Google MapSt Anne de Bellevue, Quebec
Burial
Google MapRoyal Oak Burial Park
Sec D Plot 21 Grave 1

Bolingbroke 716

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