Buckle, Arthur

Killed in Flying Accident 1944-11-23

Birth Date: 1900-April-04

Born:

Thomas and Mary Buckle, of Victoria; husband of Lilith G. Buckle, of Victoria.

Home: Victoria, British Columbia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Decorations: MBE

Member of the British Empire

Service

RCAF

Unit

4 (Comm Flight) TC- Training Command

Base

RCAF Stn. Calgary, Alberta

Rank

Wing Commander

Position

Wing Commander

Service Numbers

C/2150

Home
Google MapVictoria, British Columbia
First Burial
Google MapSt Stephen's Cemetery, Saanichton, British Columbia
Enlisted in Vancouver 4 June 1940. Killed in a flying accident, 23 November 1944.4 Training Command, Calgary, Alberta. Beechcraft Expeditor 3T (1410) aircraft crashed. Addendum: - Member, Order of the British Empire - No.3 Training Command Headquarters - Award effective 1 January 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 89/45 dated 19 January 1945. Award presented to next of kin. The citation reads - "This officer, with considerable administrative and executive experience, has shown himself highly qualified for the appointment which he now holds as Senior Personnel Staff Officer at this command. His wide experience, knowledge and friendly, co-operative spirit are strongly emphasized in the energetic and capable manner in which he performs all duties assigned to him. He is an excellent leader whose enthusiasm has been an inspiration to all serving under him. Throughout his service career this officer has displayed outstanding devotion to duty." Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

www.findagrave.com

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

This incident involved multiple aircraft:

  1. Expeditor Mk. 3T Serial: 1410

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

Findagrave.com

Expeditor 1410

Section Officer Atkinson, Jean Burgess (RCAFWD)

Killed in Flying Accident
1944-November-23
Ernbro Cemetery, Embro, Ontario, Canada

Wing Commander Buckle, Arthur (RCAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1944-November-23
St Stephen's Cemetery, Saanichton, British Columbia, Canada

Wing Commander Burt, Charles Frederick (RCAF)
administration
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-November-23
Farringdon Burial Ground, Brantford, Ontario, Canada

Flying Officer Nelson, Harold Perry (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-November-23
Riverview Heights Cemetery, Kennewick, Washington, USA

Leading Aircraftman Walton, Roy Eugene (RCAF)
transport driver
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-November-23
Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Group Captain Williams, David Gabb (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-November-23
Edmonton Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Beechcraft Expeditor

(RCAF Photo) (Source Harold A Skaarup web page)
Beechcraft CT-128 Expeditor Mk. 3TM (Serial No. A-734), (Serial No. CA-134), RCAF (Serial No. 1534), coded AO-N, Air Transport Command.
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The Beechcraft Model 18 (or "Twin Beech", as it is also known) is a 6- to 11-seat, twin-engined, low-wing, tailwheel light aircraft manufactured by the Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas. Continuously produced from 1937 to November 1969 (over 32 years, a world record at the time), over 9,000 were built, making it one of the world's most widely used light aircraft. Sold worldwide as a civilian executive, utility, cargo aircraft, and passenger airliner on tailwheels, nosewheels, skis, or floats, it was also used as a military aircraft.

During and after World War II, over 4,500 Beech 18s were used in military service – as light transport, light bomber (for China), aircrew trainer (for bombing, navigation, and gunnery), photo-reconnaissance, and "mother ship" for target drones – including Royal Canadian Airforce (RCAF), United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) C-45 Expeditor, AT-7 Navigator, and AT-11 Kansan; and United States Navy (USN) UC-45J Navigator, SNB-1 Kansan, and others. In World War II, over 90% of USAAF bombardiers and navigators and pilots trained in these aircraft.

In the early postwar era, the Beech 18 was the pre-eminent "business aircraft" and "feeder airliner". Besides carrying passengers, its civilian uses have included aerial spraying, sterile insect release, fish stocking, dry-ice cloud seeding, aerial firefighting, air-mail delivery, ambulance service, numerous movie productions, skydiving, freight, weapon- and drug-smuggling, engine testbed, skywriting, banner towing, and stunt aircraft.Wikipedia




YouTube Expeditor

Wikipedia Wikipedia Expeditor

General Harold A Skaarup Web Page

4 (Comm Flight) TC (4 Training Command)

Project 44 BCATP

General Project 44 BCATP

Expeditor 1410

Expeditor Mk. 3T 1410

Ex USAAF C-45F serial number 43-35710. Lend-Lease serial HB228 also reserved, probably never marked. First issued to No. 4 TC Comm Flight. Crashed at Calgary on 24 November 1944, all 6 occupants killed.

1944-05-15 Taken on Strength No. 4 Training Command 2019-08-20
1944-November-23 Accident: 4 TC COMM FLIGHT Loc: Calgary Names: Atkinson | Buckle | Burt | Nelson | Walton | Williams
1945-02-22 Struck off Strength Struck off after Category A crash at Calgary, Alberta on 24 November 1944. 2019-08-20