Cowman, James Allan (Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1943-July-30

Sergeant James Allan Cowman RCAF

Birth Date: 1917-May-13

Born:

George & Gertrude Cowman

Home: Hamilton, Ontario (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

9 (BR) Sqn- Squadron

Base

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Sergeant

Service Numbers

R/75569

Home
Google MapHamilton, Ontario (parents)
Final Burial
Google MapWoodland Cemetery
Sec 4 Lot 107 West centre grave

Canso serial: 9789

RCAF Canso A (Serial No. 9754), No. 162 Squadron, F/L David Ernest Hornell aircraft.

The Consolidated Catalina and Canso were close cousins. The Canso was the true amphibious version of the design and therefore included a conventional undercarriage to allow for either water or land use. The Canso provided more than two decades of valuable service to the RCAF. The Catalina variant came first and was produced beginning in 1935 for the United States Navy. The amphibious version, designated PBY-5A, came in service early in 1941 and the RCAF began using the aircraft on anti-submarine patrols that same year. After the Second World War, the RCAF used Cansos for search and rescue, Arctic survey missions and various transport operations. RCAF

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Aircraft Images

Canso 9789

Canso A 9789

Used by No. 160 (BR) Squadron for training, at RCAF Station Sea Island, BC in 1943, before this unit transferred to Eastern Air Command.

1943-04-28 Taken on Strength Western Air Command 2019-08-20
1943-July-30 Accident: 9 Squadron Loc: Alarm Cove Bella Bella Names: Brown | Cowman | Jones | Joseph | Kershaw | Rawlinson | Shirra | Travis
1943-10-02 Struck off Strength Struck off, after Category A crash on 30 July 1943. 2019-08-20