Mangan, John Thomas

Killed in Action 1943-01-07

Birth Date: 1919-September-21

Born:

Son of Charles and Elizabeth Mangan, of North Bay, Ontario.

Home: North Bay, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Decorations: MiD

Mentioned in Dispatches

Service

RCAF

Unit

167 (BR) Sqn- Squadron

Base

Gander, Newfoundland

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Flight Sergeant

Service Numbers

J/23805
Prev: R/69117

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Canso Canso A 9737

Operational 1943-January-07 to 1943-January-07

5 (AC) Sqn (RCAF) Gander, Newfoundland

5 Army Co-Operation Squadron (Volando Vincimus), Gander, Newfoundland. Canso aircraft 9737 QN-E was outward bound on an anti-submarine patrol, being flown by a crew from 167 Squadron RCAF when it crashed and burned three miles south of Gander Lake, Newfoundland

Investigation showed that the aircraft was loaded with fuel, ammunition and depth charges to within a few pounds of its maximum allowable take-off weight. While crossing Gander Lake the crew experienced the severe turbulence and shortly after passing over the lake, as the aircraft started to turn, it clipped the tops of trees in rising ground and crashed

Squadron Leader NE Small DFC AFC (RCAF), Pilot Officer DL Hudson (RCAF), Flying Officer AM Tingle (RCAF), FS JT Mangan (RCAF), and Sergeant HE White (RCAF) were all killed in action

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This incident involved multiple aircraft:

  1. Canso Canso A Serial: 9737

All the above aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.

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Canso 9737

Pilot Officer Hudson, Donald Leslie (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1943-January-07
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Pilot Officer Mangan, John Thomas (RCAF)
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1943-January-07
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Squadron Leader Small, Norville Everett (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1943-January-07
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Flying Officer Tingle, Aubrey Maxwell (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1943-January-07
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Sergeant White, Harold Ernest (RCAF)
Aero Engine Mechanic
Killed in Action
1943-January-07
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

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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Canso 9737

Canso Canso A 9737

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Ordered by RCAF as a Catalina, equivalent to PBY-5. Order converted to amphibian before completion. Renamed Canso on 22 December 1941. Served with No. 5 (BR) Squadron from 16 December 1941, in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, or Quebec, coded "E". Seen at Mt.-Joli, Quebec, late 1942, with full code "QN-E". With this unit at Gander in January 1943, being flown by a crew of No. 162 Squadron, and famed Hudson pilot Squadron Leader N.E. Small, DFC, on mission to determine maximum useful range of Cansos over the North Atlantic. Small and crew were on loan to 5 Squadron to determine what could be done to extend useful range of the Canso. Took off at 06:30 AM local time on 7 January 1943, at maximum weight, and soon struck turbulence. Struck trees near Gander Lake, then crashed and caught fire. Wreckage not sighted for several days. 4 fatalities, including Squadron Leader Small, 3 survivors.

1941-12-11 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1943-January-07 Accident: 5 BR Squadron Loc: Gander Names: Banning | Hudson | Mangan | Small | Tingle | White | Wilson
1943-05-19 Struck off Strength Struck off by No. 19 Sub-Repair Depot at Torby, Newfoundland after crashing, see comments. 2019-08-20