Birth Date: 1918
Born:
Nick & Rose Chabara
Home: Vilna, Alberta (parents)
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RCAF
Unit
301 (OT) FTU- Ferry Training Unit (RAF)
Base
RAF Lyneham
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Flight Sergeant
Service Numbers
R/131724
301 Ferry Training Unit, Lyneham, England. Hudson aircraft AM-885 crashed at Curraghmore, Ireland on a training flight.
Crew, all fatalities in the crash: Flight Sergeant Alexander James Chabara RCAF R/131724 KITA Eglantine Church Of Ireland Cemetery Sec. E. Grave 35. Flight Sergeant John Colhoun RAF KITA Paisley Cemetery Hawkhead Sec. R. Grave 667. Flight Sergeant Pryce Owen RAF KITA Machpelah Cemetery Penygroes, Gwynedd Wales Sec. E. Grave 107.
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.
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