Vear, Kenneth Edward
Interned Prisoner 1944-04-19
Birth Date: unkown date
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Service
RCAF
Unit
161 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Liberate
Base
RAF Tempsford
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Sergeant
Service Numbers
R/172482
Navigational Training ExerciseTook off from Tempsford at 14:00 in Hudson Mark III (Sqn code: MA-R Bomber Command).
Got lost on Radio Navigational Cross-Country Exercise from Tempsford, returning via Cornwall. Force landed, North of Gothenburg, Sweden after weather deteriorated. Radio and compass not working correctly and crew got totally lost
Crew were later exchanged for a German Bucker Bestmann aircraft that had been stolen by two Poles in Germany
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Lockheed Hudson A-28 A-29 AT-18
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.
Hudson
Wikipedia Hudson 
Harold A Skaarup Web Page 
Hudon - Kestrel Publications