Stewart, Donald Eglington

Killed in Action 1940-09-11

Birth Date: 1913

Born:

Son of John Clark Stewart and Mary Ann Norris Stewart, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. B.A. (University of British Columbia).

Home: Manitou, Manitoba

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RAF

Unit

44 Sqn- Squadron

Base

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot Officer

Service Numbers

42683

Home
Google MapManitou, Manitoba
First Burial
Google MapBecklingen War Cemetery At Soltau, Germany
44 Rhodesia Squadron (Fulmina Regis lusta). BROTHER to Clarence David Stewart. Hampden aircraft missing from a trip to Hamburg, Germany. There were two 44 Sqdn. aircraft lost in the same area on this date. Following is a list of casualties from both aircraft; Sergeants W. Goodwill (RAF), G.J. Hobson (RAF), W.H. Jones (RAF), Pilot Officer S.C. Wise (RAF), Flying Officer W.F.E. Coombes (RAF), and Flight Lieutenant T.L. Scott D.F.C. (RAF).

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Hampden X2913

Pilot Officer Stewart, Donald Eglington (RAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1940-September-11
Becklingen War Cemetery, Soltau, Germany

Handley Page Hampden

(RCAF Photo via Chris Charland)(Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page)
Handley Page Hampden (Serial No. P5428), of No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Patricia Bay, British Columbia, in the torpedo-bomber training role between May 1942 and February 1944.
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Handley Page developed a modern stressed-skin mid-wing monoplane, powered by Bristol Pegasus radial air cooled engines, with its first flight in 1936. It had the most advanced wings available at the time, giving it a remarkably low landing speed of 73 mph for an aircraft of its size, with a top speed of 265 mph. The Hampden had a short, narrow but tall main fuselage with a very slender tail unit. This configuration led to the nicknames "Flying Panhandle" and "Flying Suitcase". At the end of the war, no complete or partial Hampden aircraft were retained for museum display.

The Hampden served in the early stages of the war, bearing the brunt of the early bombing war over Europe, taking part in the first night raid on Berlin and in the first 1000-bomber raid on Cologne.In Canada, Hampdens were built by six companies that formed Associated Aircraft. There were three in Ontario and three in Quebec, hence they were identified as the Ontario Group and Quebec Group. They supplied all the the components to the two assembly plants. The Ontario Group's assembly plant was at the Malton Airport, while the Quebec group's assembly plant was at the St. Hubert Airport. Canadian Museum of Flight and Harold A Skaarup web page

YouTube Handley Page Hampden in Flight

Wikipedia Wikipedia Hampden Bomber

General Harold A Skaarup Web Page

Kestrel Publications Hampden - Kestrel Publications