Crawford, Allan Bruce (Pilot Officer)

3 Operational Training Unit, Patricia Bay, British Columbia. Canso aircraft 9701 crashed on landing at Saanich Inlet, BC after a bombing exercise

The wreckage of Canso 9701 was found at Saanich Inlet, Patricia Bay BC by an ROV on 2005-07-17. This is the grave of Sergeant Fred Boalch.

Killed includes Crawford: Pilot Officer Rupert Brook Fraser RCAF pilot, initially survived but died the next day from his injuries. KIFA Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, BC, Sec. D. Plot 22. Grave 12. Pilot Officer Gordon Thomas Kingswood RCAF KIFA body in life vest at surface, Greenwood Cemetery, Brantford, Ontario. Sergeant Fred Boalch RCAF KIFA, body entombed in wreckage of aircraft in Saanich Inlet BC.

Survivors: Sergeant Lloyd Desjardine RCAF serious head injuries from crash, diminished capacity Sergeant Albert Lorne Maclean RCAF 2 broken legs burn and facial lacerations Sergeant Henry Edward Golis RCAF broken leg and burns, 6 mo. in hospital Sergeant William Bertram Harris RCAF burns and broken limb.