PL - Francis Arthur Marshall KIA

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Marshall, Francis Arthur (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1945-June-27

Canada

Birth Date: 1922 (age 23)

Son of F. A. and Lucy H. Marshall, of White Rock, British Columbia, Canada.

Home: White Rock, British Columbia

Service
RCAF

Unit
240 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)

Rank

Pilot Officer

Marshal
Air Chief Marshal	A/C/M
Air Marshal	A/M
Air Vice Marshal	A/V/M
Air Commodore	A/C
Group Captain	G/C
Wing Commander	W/C
Squadron Leader	S/L
Flight Lieutenant	F/L
Flying Officer	F/O
Pilot Officer	P/O
Warrant Officer 1st Class	WO1
Warrant Officer 2nd Class	WO2
Flight Sergeant	FS
Sergeant	SGT
Corporal	CPL
Senior Aircraftman	SAC
Leading Aircraftman	LAC
Aircraftman 1st Class	AC1
Aircraftman 2nd Class	AC2

Position
Pilot

Service Numbers
J/95597
Prev: R/181272

240 Squadron. Catalina aircraft JX 334 lost off Andaman Island, Bay of Fingal. Addendum: Aircraft No. was IX 435 not JX 334. The aircraft crashed at Cocos Island whilst trying to land. WO. E.J. Freeman, FS.s E.W.G. Denmark, E.G. Spearing and D.J.J. Paramore, all RAF, were also killed. Two other RAF crew members, FS.s G. Sims and E. Benn survived the crash but died of injuries received. Two passengers from 684 Squadron, Cpl. F, Howarth (RAF) and Lac.E.H.J. Butler (RAF) were also killed. Two RAF crew members, FS.s Bob Short arid Jim Mitchell, were injured but survived and a third passenger, RAF Leading Aircraftman Peter Collet suffered minor injuries and remained to serve with 684 Squadron on the island. A memorial and a Book of Remembrance is located at Cocos Island with the names of those killed listed in the book. The book is inscribed" IN GODS KEEPING UNTIL THE SEA GIVES UP HER DEAD". Detail provided by H. Widdup, New Zealand.

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Canso JX334

Pilot Officer Marshall, Francis Arthur (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1945-June-27
Singapore War Memorial, Singapore

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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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