Campbell, Hudson Cecil
Killed in Action 1944-02-23
Birth Date: 1921-November-01
Born: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
William Russell Campbell & Agnes Mabel Bourne
Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba (parents)
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RCAF
Unit
14 (BR) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
I Spread My Wings And Keep My Promise
Base
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Flying Officer
Service Numbers
J/17252
First Burial
War Cemetery At Bah, Italy
14 Squadron, Italy: Marauder aircraft FK-130 had the port engine cut out during an air test and the aircraft crashed at the aerodrome at Grottaglie, Italy on 1944-02-23.
Killed includes Campbell, who died the next day of his injuries:Squadron Leader Howard Elsey RCAF J/9365 pilot KIA Bari War Cemetery Italy grave III. E. 21.Flying Officer Harry Dwain Merkley RCAF J/10815 pilot KIA Bari War Cemetery Italy grave III. E. 22.
Canadian Virtual War MemorialMarauder FK130
Martin Marauder
Martin Marauder Mk. I, RAF (Serial No. FK375), coded D, "Dominion Revenge", No. 14 Squadron, based at Fayid, Egypt, 28 Dec 1942. This aircraft was lost during a torpedo attack off Aghios Giorgios Island on 3 Jan 1943.
Martin B-26 Marauder Mk. I, IA, II, III, RAF. Only two RAF squadrons were equipped with the Marauder, both in the Desert Air Force, and only one Marauder squadron was ever active at any one time. The RAF received three B-26As for evaluation in the summer of 1942 and decided to adopt the type for tactical work in North Africa. Forty eight Marauder Is and IAs already allocated under lend lease were sent directly to the Middle East, where they were used by No.14 Squadron.
In RAF and Commonwealth service the B-26A was known as the Marauder Mk. I, the B-26B as the Marauder Mk. IA. A total of 52 Mk Is and IAs were received. The 250 B-26Fs delivered were known as the Marauder Mk. II and the 150 B-26Gs became the Marauder Mk. III. The Mk. I/IA and Mk. III were flown by the RAF while the South African Air Force (SAAF) received the Mk. II and Mk. III.
The only RAF squadrons to use the Marauder were Nos. 14 and 39 Squadrons of the Desert Air Force. No.14 was the first to receive the type in August 1942. Operations began on 28 October 1942 and the squadron used its Marauders for bombing, mine laying and shipping reconnaissance. In March 1943 the squadron moved to Algeria, where it began flying anti-submarine patrols. These continued after the squadron moved to Sardinia in June 43, and the last Marauder mission was flown on 21 September 1944, just before the squadron returned to the UK to convert to the Wellington.
No. 39 Squadron RAF acquired Marauders in December 1944, but the first Marauder mission wasn't flown until 7 February 1945. The squadron carried out shipping strikes along the French, Italian and Balkan coasts, alongside night intruder missions, and retained the Marauder until October 1945 when it moved to the Sudan.Harold Skaarup web page
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