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Hunter, Ray Leroy (Flying Officer)

Killed in Action 1943-July-09

Birth Date: 1918 (age 25)

Son of Arthur R. and Laura M. Hunter, of Hanley, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Home: Hanley, Saskatchewan

Service
RCAF
Unit
210 Sqn- Squadron
Rank
Flying Officer
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
Navigator
Service Numbers
J/9765
Prev: R/87423
210 Squadron (Yn Y Nwyfre Ynhedfan). Catalina aircraft FP 155 overdue from an anti-sub patrol. One of the crew, not Canadian, was also killed. Eight survivors arrived safely at Casablanca. This crew was attached to 101 Squadron at the time of the operation.

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

Flying Officer Ray Leroy Hunter has no known grave.

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Panel 174

Canso FP155

Consolidated Canso Catalina PBY PB2B A-10 OA-10 Black Cat

RCAF Canso A (Serial No. 9754), No. 162 Squadron, F/L David Ernest Hornell aircraft.

The Consolidated Catalina and Canso were close cousins. The Canso was the true amphibious version of the design and therefore included a conventional undercarriage to allow for either water or land use. The Canso provided more than two decades of valuable service to the RCAF. The Catalina variant came first and was produced beginning in 1935 for the United States Navy. The amphibious version, designated PBY-5A, came in service early in 1941 and the RCAF began using the aircraft on anti-submarine patrols that same year. After the Second World War, the RCAF used Cansos for search and rescue, Arctic survey missions and various transport operations. RCAF

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last update: 2022-03-15 19:52:22

Canso FP155



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