Cabot, Joseph Francois Charles

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-10-11

Birth Date: 1918

Born:

William & Adelina Cabot

Home: Dalhousie, New Brunswick (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

6 OTU- Operational Training Unit (RAF)

Base

Rank

Warrant Officer 1st Class

Position

Warrant Officer 1st Class

Service Numbers

R/77411

Home
Google MapDalhousie, New Brunswick (parents)
First Burial
Google MapSt Andrew's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries County, Scotland

6 Operational Training Unit. Oxford aircraft LX 328 crashed forty-five miles north of Dumfriesshire at Finniegill. No details found as to the cause of the accident.

Killed includes Cabot:Flight Sergeant Edmund Hughes Berry RAF KIA Troqueer Cemetery Sec. H. Extn. 2. Grave 16.FSergeant Patrick Daniel Horrigan RAAF Dumfries (St. Andrew's) RC Cemetery Sec. A. Grave 228.Sergeant Frank Leslie George Price RAF KIA Birmingham (Yardley) Cemetery Grave 42346.Flight Sergeant Denis Ivor Wildman RAF pilot KIA East Finchley Cemetery Sec. T3. Grave 23.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Oxford LX328

Warrant Officer 1st Class Cabot, Joseph Francois Charles (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-October-11
St Andrew's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries County, UK

Airspeed Oxford

(Bob Brown Photo)(Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page)
Airspeed A.S. 10 Oxford Mk. II, RCAF (Serial No. AS277), 25, in flight over Saskatchewan, 1942.
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The Airspeed AS.10 Oxford was a twin-engine monoplane aircraft developed and manufactured by Airspeed. It saw widespread use for training British Commonwealth aircrews in navigation, radio-operating, bombing and gunnery roles throughout the Second World War.

The Oxford was developed by Airspeed during the 1930s in response to a requirement for a capable trainer aircraft that conformed with Specification T.23/36, which had been issued by the British Air Ministry. Its basic design is derived from the company's earlier AS.6 Envoy, a commercial passenger aircraft. Performing its maiden flight on 19 June 1937, it was quickly put into production as part of a rapid expansion of the Royal Air Force (RAF) in anticipation of a large-scale conflict.

As a consequence of the outbreak of war, many thousands of Oxfords were ordered by Britain and its allies, including Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, Poland, and the United States. Following the end of the conflict, the Oxford continued to achieve export sales for some time, equipping the newly formed air forces of Egypt, India, Israel, and Yugoslavia. It was considered to be a capable trainer aircraft throughout the conflict, as well as being used a general-purpose type. A large number of Oxfords have been preserved on static display.Wikipedia

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