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Howsam, George Robert CB (Air Vice Marshall, RCAF)

Survived 1917-May

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Birth Date: unkown date (age 22)

Born: Utica Ontario County, Ontario

George Robert Howsam & Hannah Ida Pricilla Cutting

unmarried

Home: Victoria, B.C.

Enlistment: Newmarket, Ontario:

Enlistment Date: 1916-03-23

Decorations: CB, MC, LoM(Am), CDGB, OWL(Cz)


Companion of the Order of the BathMilitary CrossCroix de Guerre Belgium
Service
RAF
Unit
70 (F) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)
Base
France
Rank
Air Vice Marshall, RCAF
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
868112, CEF
Howsam transferred from the CEF to the RFC in the spring of 1917, learning to fly at Deseronto and Camp Borden, Ontario. He ended the war with 13 confirmed aerial victories. Howsam returned to Canada in May 1921. He attended the Royal Air Force staff college in 1930. During World War II, Howsam served as director of training with the Royal Canadian Air Force and retired in 1945 with the rank of Air Vice-Marshal.

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Air Vice Marshall, RCAF George Robert Howsam was cremated.

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Camel C8204

Sopwith Camel

By unknown RAF photographer - gallery link image link, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8473883

The Sopwith Camel became the most successful British fighter of the First World War. The Sopwith F.1 and 2F.1 Camel first went into operations on the Western Front in 1917 and then served in virtually every theatre of Royal Flying Corps (RFC), Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) and Royal Air Force (RAF) service. Several Canadian aces used the Camel as their mount. The Camel was very manoeuvrable, and it could be tricky to fly in the hands of a novice pilot. For experienced pilots, however, the aircraft proved to be a superb fighter.

The Camel's machine-guns were mounted on the forward fuselage with their breeches enclosed in a faired metal cowling "hump" that gave the Camel its name. Several Camels were also shipped to Canada in the post-war period as part of an Imperial gift. Three registered Sopwith F.1 Camels entered service with the RCAF at Camp Borden in 1924. The following year, the RCAF purchased seven additional aircraft to provide further spares for the active aircraft. These latter aircraft were in fact 2F.1 models that had been "navalized" variants. Used primarily by wartime experienced fighter pilots for refresher training, the Camels lasted another five years before finally being scrapped. Wikipedia

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last update: 2021-12-21 00:32:56

Camel C8204



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