Thompson, Neveille Clarke

Missing 1955-11-24

Birth Date: 1934-December-12

Born: Oldham, Lancashire, England

Son of Thomas Kinnaird and Elizabeth (nee Rawsthorne) Thompson of Toronto, Ontario.

Home: Oldham, Lancashire, England

Enlistment: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment Date: 1955-05-16

Service

RCAF

Unit


Base

Tofino, RCAF Station

Rank

Aircraftman 2nd Class

Position

Aircraftman 2nd Class

Service Numbers

242076

First Burial
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No burial information - is he missing?Three RCAF fatalities (Missing) associated with this accident.

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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