Melville, John Edward

Killed in Action 1943-04-03

Birth Date: 1914-September-05

Born:

Son of Charles Arthur and Winnifred Hilda Melville of Midland, Ontario; husband of Jean Ellen Melville, of Toronto, Ontario.

Home: Midland, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

500 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Quo Fata Vocent Whither the fates may call

Base

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Flight Sergeant

Service Numbers

R/115480

500 County of Kent Squadron (Quo Fata Vocent). Hudson aircraft AM 828 crashed at Kolea, Algeria. Pilot Officer E. Redman, and two of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed.

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Lockheed Hudson
Source National Air Force Museum of Canada.
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The Lockheed Hudson was an American-built light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built initially for the Royal Air Force (RAF) shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War and primarily operated by the RAF thereafter. The Hudson served throughout the war, mainly with Coastal Command, but also in transport and training roles, as well as delivering agents into occupied France. They were also used extensively with the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) anti-submarine squadrons.National Air Force Museum of Canada.

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