Robson, William Wishart

Killed in Flying Accident 1949-08-21

Birth Date: 1916-August-01

Born: Orkney Island, Scotland

Son of James and Margaret Robson of Transcora, Manitoba.

Home: Orkney Island, Scotland

Enlistment: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment Date: 1941-06-26

Decorations: DFC

Distinguished Service Cross

Service

RCAF

Unit

111 (Comm) Flight- Flight

Base

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Flight Lieutenant

Service Numbers

19773

21 people were killed in this crash including 14 civilians.

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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