Card, Arnold Lindsay

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-03-15

Birth Date: 1922

Born:

Home: Montreal, Quebec

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

131 OTU- Operational Training Unit (RAF)

Base

Long Kesh

Rank

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Position

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Service Numbers

R/79452

Home
Google MapMontreal, Quebec
First Burial
Google MapFaughanvale (St. Canice) Church Of Ireland Churchyard, Eglinton, County Londonderry, Ireland

131 Operational Training Unit. Martinet aircraft HP 133 flew into some hills in a heavy mist seven miles east of Cranagh, County Tyrone, Ireland. His drogue operator AC.1 W.A. Moore (RAF) bailed out unsuccessfully and was also killed. He is burried at Faughanvale, St Canince, Churchyard, Eglington England

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Martinet HP133

Warrant Officer 2nd Class Card, Arnold Lindsay (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-March-15
Saint Canice's Church of Ireland, Eglinton, Londonderry, UK

Miles Martinet

(RAF Photos)(Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page)
Miles Martinet TT Mk. I, RAF (Serial No, HN862), ca 1943. "
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TThe Miles M.25 Martinet was a target tug aircraft of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Fleet Air Arm (FAA) that was in service during the Second World War. It was the first British aircraft to be designed specifically for target towing.

Work on the Martinet was started in response to the RAF's shortage of obsolete frontline aircraft for target towing duties. It was intentionally designed with as much commonality as was feasible to existing production aircraft, being a derivative of Mile's prolific Master trainer. The first prototype Martinet conducted its maiden flight on 24 April 1942, with quantity production commencing immediately thereafter. A total of 1,724 Martinets were produced, of which the majority were operated either by the RAF or FAA, although a minority were also used by overseas and civilian operators.

The Martinet was also developed into a relatively secretive aircraft in response to Specification Q.10/43, which called for a radio-controlled target drone. This aircraft, designated M.50 Queen Martinet, was only produced in small numbers, and its existence was a state secret for numerous years, being only officially acknowledged during 1946. Several other derivatives of the base aircraft were also produced, including a dedicated glider tug and a trainer variant.Wikipedia

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