Cosgrave, Francis William George (Flight Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1944-November-26

Flight Sergeant Francis William George Cosgrave RCAF

Birth Date: 1912

Born:

Parents: Robert Frances & Margaret Cosgrave

Spouse:

Home: Whitewood, Saskatchewan (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

4 OTU- Operational Training Unit (RAF)

Base

RAF Stranraer, Scotland

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Flight Engineer

Service Numbers

R/94795

Home
Google MapWhitewood, Saskatchewan (parents)
Final Burial
Google MapStonefall Cemetery
Sec G Row C Grave 11

Aircraft developed engine trouble soon after takeoff from Moray Firth and crashed and burned on the railway tracks 2 miles NE of Invergordon, Scotland, killing all on board.

Killed includes Cosgrove: Sergeant Donald Charles Beattie RCAF R/257841 KIFA Stonefall Cemetery Harrowgate, Yorkshire Sec. C. Row C. Grave 12. F/Lt William Fedoruk RCAF J/43270 KIFA Stonefall Cemetery Sec. G. Row C. Coll. grave 8. Sergeant Milton Lynn Hill RCAF R/197558 KIFA Stonefall Cemetery Sec. G. Row C. Grave 6. Flying Officer Garth Borland Johnson RCAF J/27083 pilot KIFA Stonefall Cemetery Sec. G. Row C. Coll. grave 8. F/Lt John Alfred Johnson RCAF J/6940 pilot KIFA Stonefall Cemetery Sec. G. Row C. Grave 2. Flying Officer Charles Marland Kendall RCAF J/38581 KIFA Stonefall Cemetery Sec. G. Row C. Grave 4. Warrant Officer Class 1 Clare Kinton RCAF R/83542 KIFA Stonefall Cemetery Sec. G. Row C. Grave 10. Warrant Officer Class 2 Frederick John Peters RCAF R/172885 KIA Stonefall Cemetery Sec. G. Row C. Grave 5. WO1James Edward Porret RCAF R/50873 KIFA Stonefall Cemetery Sec. G. Row C. Coll. grave 8. Flying Officer John Hodgson Shand RCAF J/18733 KIFA Stonefall Cemetery Sec. G. Row C. Grave 3.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Sunderland DD851

Flight Sergeant Donald Charles Beattie RCAF

Flight Sergeant Beattie, Donald Charles (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-November-26
Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK

Flight Sergeant Francis William George Cosgrave RCAF

Flight Sergeant Cosgrave, Francis William George (RCAF)
Flight Engineer
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-November-26
Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK

Flight Lieutenant William Fedoruk RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Fedoruk, William (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-November-26
Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK

Sergeant Milton Lynn Hill RCAF

Sergeant Hill, Milton Lynn (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-November-26
Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK

Flying Officer Garth Borland Johnson RCAF

Flying Officer Johnson, Garth Borland (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-November-26
Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK

Flight Lieutenant John Alfred Johnson RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Johnson, John Alfred (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-November-26
Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK

Flying Officer Charles Marland Kendall RCAF

Flying Officer Kendall, Charles Marland (RCAF)
Navigator Bomb Aimer
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-November-26
Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK

Warrant Officer 1 Clare Kinton RCAF

Warrant Officer 1 Kinton, Clare (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-November-26
Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK

Warrant Officer 2 Frederick John Peters RCAF

Warrant Officer 2 Peters, Frederick John (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-November-26
Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK

Warrant Officer 1 James Edward Porret RCAF

Warrant Officer 1 Porret, James Edward (RCAF)
Flight Engineer
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-November-26
Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK

Flying Officer John Hodgson Shand RCAF

Flying Officer Shand, John Hodgson (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-November-26
Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK

Sunderland serial: DD851

Source: Harold A Skaarup Web Page (DND Photo)
Short Sunderland, coded Z, 15 Apr 1943

The Short S.25 Sunderland was a British flying boat patrol bomber, developed and constructed by Short Brothers for the Royal Air Force (RAF). The aircraft took its service name from the town (latterly, city) and port of Sunderland in North East England.

Developed in parallel with the civilian S.23 Empire flying boat, the flagship of Imperial Airways, the Sunderland was developed specifically to conform to the requirements of British Air Ministry Specification R.2/33 for a long-range patrol/reconnaissance flying boat to serve with the Royal Air Force (RAF). As designed, it served as a successor to the earlier Short Sarafand flying boat. Sharing several similarities with the S.23, it featured a more advanced aerodynamic hull and was outfitted with various offensive and defensive armaments, including machine gun turrets, bombs, aerial mines, and depth charges. The Sunderland was powered by four Bristol Pegasus XVIII radial engines and was outfitted with various detection equipment to aid combat operations, including the Leigh searchlight, the ASV Mark II and ASV Mark III radar units, and an astrodome.

The Sunderland was one of the most powerful and widely used flying boats throughout the Second World War. In addition to the RAF, the type was operated by other Allied military air wings, including the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), South African Air Force (SAAF), Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), French Navy, Norwegian Air Force, and the Portuguese Navy. During the conflict, the type was heavily involved in Allied efforts to counter the threat posed by German U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic. Wikipedia

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