Warrack, Thomas

unknown 1948-07-28

Birth Date: 1919-October-05

Born: De Winton, Alberta

Son of John and Georgina of Strathmore, Alberta.

Home: De Winton, Alberta

Enlistment: Calgary, Alberta

Enlistment Date: 1943-03-15

Service

RCAF

Unit


Base

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Leading Aircraftman

Service Numbers

24791

Multiple fatalities associated with this accident. It appears that he was not at 2 Wireless School as originally listed. 2 Wireless School was disbanded at the end of the second world war. It appears he was working on resupply missions in the North West Territories during installation of LORAN Radar sites in the Canadian Artic. Crash landed at RCAF LORAN Detachment at Kittigazuit, N.W.T on 28 July 1948. Coded "CC*M" at time of crash. One fatality, Leading Aircraftman T. Warrack.

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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