Birth Date: 1903-January-25
Born: Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
Robert Carr-Harris & Bertha Hannah (nee Wright) Carr-Harris
Home: Toronto, Ontario
Enlistment: Camp Borden, Simcoe County, Ontario
Enlistment Date: 1924-07-20
Decorations: DFC
Service
RCAF
Unit
45 Group (RAF)
Base
RAF Dorval, Quebec
Rank
Wing Commander
Position
Wing Commander
Service Numbers
C/52
Toronto, Ontario
Took off from Dorval, Quebec on a summer afternoon training flight.
Crashed at 17:14 at Lac St. Louie (Pointe Claire) Quebec.
Crew: Squadron Leader George Patterson Christie, RCAF J/40081 pilot W/C Brian Gethryn Carr-Harris, RCAF C52 second pilot LAC Clement Stuart Llewellyn, RAF 1029113 second pilot.
The official accident review findings on the cause of the crash was one word - üObscureü.
45 Group RAF Transport Command (Headquarters), Dorval, Quebec. Wing Commander BG Carr-Harris (RCAF), Squadron Leader GP Christie DFC (RAFO) and Leading Aircraftman CS Llewellyn (RAFVR) lost their lives while on a ferry training flight when Hudson III aircraft FH395 crashed into Lake St Louis and sank, killing the entire crew
Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie pages 44, 271-2, 313
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.
45 Group RAF Transport Command (Headquarters), Dorval, Quebec. Wing Commander BG Carr-Harris (RCAF), Squadron Leader GP Christie DFC (RAFO) and Leading Aircraftman CS Llewellyn (RAFVR) lost their lives while on a ferry training flight when Hudson III aircraft FH395 crashed into Lake St Louis and sank, killing the entire crew
Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie pages 44, 271-2, 313
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