Lukey, Francis Harry

Killed in Action 1943-01-02

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Birth Date: 1921

Born:

Home: Victoria, British Columbia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RAF

Unit

210 Sqn- Squadron

Base

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Sergeant

Service Numbers

1288699

Home
Google MapVictoria, British Columbia
First Burial
Google MapRunnymede Memorial Surrey, Uk
210 Squadron (Yn Y Nwfyre Ynhedfan). Catalina (VA 725) aircraft lost.Addendum: Sgt. Lukey was not a Canadian. Shortly after the war his parents moved to British Columbia and this new home location was engraved on the Runnymede Memorial. Detail provided by Sgt. Lukey's sister, Pauline Lukey, Victoria, British Columbia.

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Canso VA725

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Sergeant Lukey, Francis Harry (RAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1943-January-02
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Sergeant Wilde, Clarence Elder (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1943-January-02
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

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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