Birth Date: 1923
Born:
Parents: George C. & Ella Ruth Cherer
Spouse:
Home: Kelowna, British Columbia (parents)
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
608 (MP) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Omnibus Ungulis With all talons
Base
RAF Borizzo, Sicily
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Observer
Service Numbers
J/11622
608 Squadron (Omnibus Ungulis) Hudson Mk V AM-710 lost on an anti-submarine patrol off the coast of Sicily. Aircraft was shot down by a twin engine German aircraft.
Killed includes Cherer: Flying Officer Basil George Sheridan Bradley RAAF KIA Malta Memorial Panel 11, Column 1. Flight Sergeant Eric Noel Pettitt RAAF KIA Malta Memorial Panel 12, Column 1. Flight Sergeant Leslie Thomas William Sheldon RAAF KIA Malta Memorial Panel 12, Column 1.
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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