Cobb, Floyd Bryson

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-03-17

Birth Date: 1919

Born:

Home: Outlook, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

6 OTU- Operational Training Unit (RAF)

Base

RAF Sutton Bridge

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot Officer

Service Numbers

J/5498

Took off from Sutton Bridge in Hudson AM-804 on a gunnery exercise.

Hudson aircraft AM 804 went out of control whilst in a steep turn and dived into the North Sea one mile off Redcar, Yorkshire. Pilot Officer F B Cobb, FSs L J Krapek, W Archibald Walker, Sergeant F H McMullin, Pilot Officer J H Braybrooks RAF and Flight Sergeant J R Dickerson RAFwere all killed.

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Lockheed Hudson
Source National Air Force Museum of Canada.
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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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