Bent, Elroy Fenwick

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-08-20

Birth Date: 1922-September-01

Born:

Son of Ernest Elroy and Lorna Henrietta Bent.

Home: Upper Granville, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

Sqn- Squadron (USN)

Base

RAF Wadi Seidna, Sudan

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot Officer

Service Numbers

J/9264

USN Hudson IIIA aircraft 41-23592, VP-82Sqn crashed at Wadi Seidna, Sudan. Pilot Officer E F Bent (RCAF) and Pilot Officer P H Wyman (RCAF) were killed. Pilot Officer Bent was with 2 Middle East Forces Pilots and Aircrew Pool at the time of his death.

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Lockheed Hudson
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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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