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Vear, Kenneth Edward (Sergeant)

Interned Prisoner 1944-April-19

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Birth Date: unkown date (age )

Service
RCAF
Unit
161 Sqn- Squadron
Rank
Sergeant
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
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/172482

Took 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

Target
Google Map Training

Crew on Hudson Mk. lll T9439

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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Kestrek Publications Hudon - Kestrel Publications

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RCAF On Strength (247), RCAF 400 Squadron (2), Canadian Aircraft Losses (245), Canadian Ferried (1)
last update: 2021-12-21 01:36:53

Hudson Mk. lll T9439

MARAF RoundelR

Took 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 and believed they were of Irish coast, rather than Swedish coast.

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