Charles Henry Porter Rank: Flying Officer Status: Killed in Flying Accident 1937-08-09

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Porter, Charles Henry (Flying Officer)

Killed in Flying Accident 1937-August-09

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Birth Date: unkown date (age )

Service
RCAF

Unit

Rank

Flying 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

Service Numbers
C771/C179

Griffin record also shows his service number as C179. Confirm.Multiple fatalities. LAC E.G. Doran also killed.

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Leading Aircraftman Doran, E G (RCAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
Age: unknown

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Flying Officer Porter, Charles Henry (RCAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
Age: unknown

Used by the Test Flight at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario. Assigned to No. 7 General Purpose Detachment in western Canada in 1937 at time of crash. Pilot's body found a quarter of mile from crash site, 3 days after crash. Reason for this still unknown. Some parts at Western Canada Aviation Museum, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Reported in 1970s that they would be combined with parts from a civil Super 71 to restore one aircraft.
1936-11-03 Taken on Strength 2020-09-23
1937-08-06 Accident Crash Crashed at Morrison Lake, Man. 2 fatalities. 2019-08-20
1938-01-29 Struck off Strength 2020-09-23

Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg

Lancaster FM213

Andrew Mynarski, VC

Porter, Charles Henry (Flying Officer)

Killed in Flying Accident 1937-August-09

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