Birth Date: 1907-June-10
Born: Fort Saskatchewan, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Parents: Son of William-Achilles Dubuc and Eveline (nee Lamoureux) Dubuc
Spouse: Husband of Margaret (nee Hewson) Dubuc
Home: Lacolle, Quebec
Enlistment: Ottawa, Ontario
Enlistment Date: 1939-November-28
Service
RCAF
Unit
Ferry Command- Ferry Command (RAF)
Base
RCAF Stn. Dorval, Quebec
Rank
Flt. Lieutenant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
C/1520
Lacolle, Quebec
Flight Lieutenant Dubuc was also a Sergeant in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Regimental No 10982, Aviation Section, the first licensed pilot from Fort Saskatchewan
A book was written about Flight Lieutenant Dubuc in 2005, "Fort Saskatchewan's First Pilot : Louis Romeo Dubuc, June 10, 1907 to September 27, 1941" by Denise Callender
RAF Ferry Command, Dorval, Quebec. Hudson aircraft AE 577 flew from Gander, Newfoundland on a trans-Atlantic ferry flight to the UK, but landed at Baldonnel aerodrome, Dublin, Ireland, reporting low fuel. As the aircraft was unarmed, it was allowed to continue its flight and left for Aldegrove, Northern Ireland. Less than an hour later, the aircraft crashed into high ground while flying in fog and cloud near Aughmeen, Jenkinstown in County Louth, Ireland
Pilot, Flight Lieutenant LR Dubuc (RCAF), Navigator, Sergeant FJ Goodwin (RAFVR), and Canadian civilian Radio Officer SR Kenny were all killed in this flying accident
Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie pages 311, 390n14
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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