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Stick, James Robin (Warrant Officer 2nd Class)

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-February-14

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Birth Date: 1918-December-04 (age 24)

Son of Joseph Paul and Olive Stick, of St. John's, Newfoundland.

Home: St John's, Newfoundland

Service
RCAF
Unit
145 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Diu Noctuque Pugnamus We fight by day and night
Rank
Warrant Officer 2nd Class
Marshal
Air Chief MarshalA/C/M
Air MarshalA/M
Air Vice MarshalA/V/M
Air CommodoreA/C
Group CaptainG/C
Wing CommanderW/C
Squadron LeaderS/L
Flight LieutenantF/L
Flying OfficerF/O
Pilot OfficerP/O
Warrant Officer 1st ClassWO1
Warrant Officer 2nd ClassWO2
Flight SergeantFS
SergeantSGT
CorporalCPL
Senior AircraftmanSAC
Leading AircraftmanLAC
Aircraftman 1st ClassAC1
Aircraftman 2nd ClassAC2
Position
Wireless Air Gunner
Service Numbers
R/84753
145 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Furor Non Sine Frenis). The crew of Hudson aircraft 771 were on a navigational training flight between Torbay, Newfoundland and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia when they crashed eleven miles from RCAF Station, Dartmouth. The crew of Pilot Officer T.A. Watterson, FS R.C. Rolfe and Warrant Officer Stick, and passengers Flight Lieutenant J.T. Hook, Flying Officer W.H. Thompson, and U.S. Army Lt Snell were also killed. The aircraft was not found until Nov 6/44.

This incident involved multiple aircraft:

  1. Hudson I Serial: 771
  2. Hudson I Serial: 771
  3. Hudson I Serial: 771
  4. Hudson I Serial: 771

All the aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave.com Finadagrave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

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Burial
Google MapMount Hermon Cemetery
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Hudson 771

Flight Lieutenant Hook, John Thomas (RCAF)
signals
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-February-14
Mount Hermon Cemetery, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Flight Sergeant Rolfe, Robert Cecil (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-February-14
St Joseph's Parish Cemetery, Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada

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First Lieutenant SNELL, Eugene Estes (US Army)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-February-14
Little Rock National Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

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Warrant Officer 2nd Class Stick, James Robin (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-February-14
Mount Hermon Cemetery, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Flying Officer Thompson, William Hector (RCAF)
signals officer
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-February-14
Lakeview Cemetery, Madoc, Ontario, Canada

Pilot Officer Watterson, Thomas Albert Kidd (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-February-14
Kars Cemetery, Kars, Ontario, Canada

Lockheed Hudson A-28 A-29 AT-18

Lockheed Hudson
Source National Air Force Museum of Canada.

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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last update: 2021-12-21 01:36:53

Hudson I 771

Diverted from RAF order, tested and delivered marked with RAF serial N7370. With No. 11 (BR) Squadron, RCAF Station Dartmouth, NS when this unit transferred to Eastern Air Command on 1 April 1940. Later with No. 145 (BR) Squadron, RCAF Station Torbay, Newfoundland. Flew this squadron's first operation, patrol on 2 June 1942. Crashed 14 February 1943, while on a navigation exercise from Torbay to Dartmouth. Came down 11 miles from Dartmouth. Wreckage not located until November 1943. 6 fatalities, including US Army passenger.

1940-02-10 Taken on Strength No. 11 (BR) Squadron 2019-08-20
1943-February-14 Accident: 145 Squadron Loc: Between Torbay & Dartmouth Names: Hook | Rolfe | Snell | Stick | Thompson | Watterson
1943-February-14 Accident: 145 Squadron Loc: Between Torbay & Dartmouth Names: Hook | Rolfe | Snell | Stick | Thompson | Watterson
1943-10-20 Struck off Strength Struck off at No. 21 Sub-Repair Depot 2019-08-20

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