Cotter, John James
Killed in Flying Accident 1940-06-10
Birth Date: 1914-May-22
Born: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Home: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RCAF
Unit
1 (Comm) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
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Base
Rockcliffe, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Flying Officer
Service Numbers
C/1588
Home
Halifax, Nova Scotia
RCAF Headquarters Communication Flight.
Took off from Rockcliffe tasked to fly the Canadian Defense Minister Norman McLeod Rogers, from Ottawa to Toronto.
As time passed the weather deteriorated with a low cloud ceiling and heavy rain. The pilot was flying below the cloud looking for a safe landing ground when the aircraft struck a tree near Newtonville, Ontario at 12:15, and crashed, killing all on board.
Killed:AC1 Oscar David Brownfield, RCAF, R/51048, KIFA, Big River Cemetery, Big River Saskatchewan.Flying Officer John James Cotter RCAF C/1588 KIFA Holy Cross RC Cemetery, Halifax NS..AC1 James Edward Nesbitt RCAF R/51105 KIFA Woodlawn Cemetery, Saskatoon Saskatchewan.Norman McLeod Rogers, born Amherst NS, 1894-07-25, professor at Queens University Kingston and later federal MP for Kingston and the Islands, KIFA, burial place not listed.
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Lockheed Hudson A-28 A-29 AT-18
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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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