Walnut Grove, British Columbia
53 Squadron. Hudson aircraft AM 563 was carrying 4,250 lbs. of bombs and failed to return from a night operation. Pilot Officer R. Fairbairn was also killed. One RAAF member of the crew missing believed killed, and one RAF crew member was taken Prisoner of War.
addendum 2: See page 169. P/O. D.A. Ray (RAAF) was also killed.
Davies, Keith Selwyn (Pilot Officer)
Killed in Action 1942-February-24
Birth Date: 1919-December-10
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Home: Walnut Grove, British Columbia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
53 (MP) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
United in Effort
Base
RAF North Coates
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Wireless Air Gunner
Service Numbers
J/6846
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Hudson serial: AM563
Lockheed Hudson
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Source National Air Force Museum of Canada.
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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