Mullaghsandal, County Antrim, NI (parents)Took off from Debert NS and crashed just after take-off, one mile west of the aerodrome.Killed: Flight Sergeant John Creighton RCAF R/88570 KIFA Cobourg Union Cemetery Block A. East side. Flight Sergeant Stanley Swanston McHardy RCAF R/120022 KIFA Powerscourt United Church Cemetery Plot 14. Row 2. Grave 1. Sergeant Bryan Waldo Lambert RAF KIFA Terrace Hill Cemetery, Truro NS Plot 382. Grave 2. Sergeant Stewart Wogan Poyntz RAF pilot KIFA Terrace Hill Cemetery, Truro Plot 382. Grave 1.
Creighton, John (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-September-22
Birth Date: 1909-March-24
Born: Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland
Parents: John & Mary Jane Creighton
Spouse: Mary M. Creighton, of Cobourg, Ontario.
Home: Mullaghsandal, County Antrim, NI (parents)
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
31 OTU- Operational Training Unit (RAF)
Base
RCAF Stn. Debert, NS.
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Wireless Air Gunner
Service Numbers
R/85570
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Hudson AM755
Accident Card - Lockheed Hudson Mk. V serial:AM755
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-September-22. Hudson V s/n AM755.
This accident involved 4 people. Poyntz SW, Mchardy SS, Lambert BW, Creighton J
This accident had 4 fatalities. Flight Sergeant John Creighton RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/85570 Hudson AM755, Flight Sergeant Stanley Swanston McHardy RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/120022 Hudson AM755, Sergeant Bryan Waldo Lambert RAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:1388658 Hudson AM755, Sergeant S W Poyntz RAF Killed in Flying Accident service no: Hudson AM755
Unit Desciption
31 OTU (31 Operational Training Unit)
The Operational Training Unit (OTU) was the last stop for aircrew trainees. They spent 8 to 14 weeks learning to fly operational aircraft (Hawker Hurricane or Fairey Swordfish, e.g.). The instructors had experience in actual operations, and often were posted to OTUs after their operational tour.
Lockheed Hudson
RCAF.info - Debert, Nova Scotia
History 31 OTU by Maj (Ret) G.D. Madigan
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