Bordewick, Henry (Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-December-05

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Birth Date: 1923

Born:

Son of Bjarne and Mary Bordewick, of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Home: Vancouver, British Columbia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

45 (Ferry) Group (RAF)

Base

RCAF Stn. Dorval, Quebec

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Wireless Air Gunner

Service Numbers

R/110409

Home

Vancouver, British Columbia

Final Burial

New Evergreen Cemetery
Legion Hill Sec

RAF Ferry Command, Dorval, Quebec. Hudson VI aircraft FK 687 crashed, landing at Houlton, Maine, USA. Radio Operator Sergeant H Bordewick was killed. Please see Beckwall, AL for complete casualty list and detail.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

This incident involved multiple aircraft:

Hudson MK Vl Serial: FK687
Hudson MK Vl Serial: FK687

All the above aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.

Crew or Other Personnel

Hudson FK687

Sergeant August Leroy Beckwall RCAF

Sergeant Beckwall, August Leroy (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-December-05
Radville Cemetery, Radville, Saskatchewan, Canada

Sergeant Henry Bordewick RCAF

Sergeant Bordewick, Henry (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-December-05
New Evergreen Cemetery, Houlton, Maine, USA

Flight Sergeant Arthur Gordon Bertley Gibson RCAF

Flight Sergeant Gibson, Arthur Gordon Bertley (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-December-05
Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Pilot Officer George Newell Harrison RNZAF

Pilot Officer Harrison, George Newell (RNZAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-December-05
New Evergreen Cemetery, Houlton, Maine, USA

Hudson serial: FK687

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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