Keough, Joseph Leo Richard

Killed in Action 1942-11-04

Birth Date: 1919-February-16

Born: Restigouche, New Brunswick

Son of James and Eva (nee Joncas) Keough, of New Mills, Restigouche County, New Brunswick. Brother of Martin, Ronald, Mrs. Walter Nichol, Mrs. Richard Thorburn, Gladys, Dora, Mona, Joyce, Jacqueline a

Home: New Mills, Restigouche County, Quebec

Enlistment: Moncton, New Brunswick

Enlistment Date: 1940-09-18

Service

RCAF

Unit

210 Sqn- Squadron

Base

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Sergeant

Service Numbers

R/73062

Home
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First Burial
Google MapMalta War Memorial, Malta
210 Squadron (Yn V Nwyfre Ynhedfan). Catalina aircraft went down in Gibraltar Bay. Five RAF crew members, Flying Officer H. Bardsley, FS G. Green, Sergeants E.T. Jones, T.M. Millar, and E.J. Sleigh were also killed. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed.

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Canso AH559

Sergeant Keough, Joseph Leo Richard (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-November-04
Malta War Memorial, Malta

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.
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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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