Wilkie, David
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-03-13
Birth Date: 1915
Born:
Son of David and Isabella Garrow Wilkie
Home: Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RAFVR
Unit
45 Group (RAF)
Base
Dorval, Quebec
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Sergeant
Service Numbers
655041
Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
www.findagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Canso Catalina Mk. IB FP116
Ferry Flight 1943-March-13 to 1943-March-13
45 (T) Group (RAF) Dorval, Quebec
45 Group RAF Transport Command. Catalina aircraft FP 116 crashed into the sea near Bermuda after an engine failure
Canadian civilian Pilot CA "Duke" Schiller, Navigator Sergeant D Wilkie (RAFVR), Newfoundland civilian Radio Officer WB Collins and USAAF Radio Officer JC Ford were all killed in this flying accident
Span class="citation">Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie, page 318
[Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database]... Canso FP116
Consolidated Canso Catalina PBY PB2B A-10 OA-10 Black Cat
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
Canso PBY
Wikipedia Canso PBY Canso FP116 Catalina Mk. IB - Ferry Flight - 1943-03-13 to 1943-03-13
6 Bomber Group March 13, 1943
3 Halifaxes from 408 Squadron were sent out on a sea search. Nothing was sighted and the crews returned to base. Richard Koval (6bombergroup.ca)
45 Group RAF Transport Command. Catalina aircraft FP 116 crashed into the sea near Bermuda after an engine failure
Canadian civilian Pilot CA "Duke" Schiller, Navigator Sergeant D Wilkie (RAFVR), Newfoundland civilian Radio Officer WB Collins and USAAF Radio Officer JC Ford were all killed in this flying accident
Span class="citation">Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie, page 318