Birth Date: 1916-April-19
Born:
Parents: Robert Henry & Isobel Cowan
Spouse: Elizabeth M. Cowan, of Alexandria, Ontario.
Home: Alexandria, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
11 (BR) Sqn- Squadron
Base
RCAF Stn. Dartmouth, NS.
Rank
Warrant Officer 1
Position
Wireless Air Gunner
Service Numbers
R/95716
Alexandria, Ontario
Aircraft failed to return from a practice bombing exercise on 1944-05-19. Seen by a small naval vessel to be on fire and to dive into the sea. The 3-man crew all perished.
Killed includes Cowan: F/Lt Douglas Jackson Jones RCAF J/5664 KIFA Ottawa Memorial Panel 3. Column 3. Warrant Officer Class 1 Laurence George Martin RCAF R/134391 KIFA Ottawa Memorial Panel 3. Column 4. Sergeant Alexander John Fraser RAAF KIFA Ottawa Memorial Panel 3. Column 5.
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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