Mountain View CemeterySeven fatalities associated with this accident: Sergeant Vernon Rupert Ducklow RCAF R/122084 KIFA Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, BC. LAC Daniel Levy RCAF R/262137 KIFA Amalgamated Dawes Road Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario. LAC Richard Brockwell Lowe RCAF R/254807 KIFA Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario. Flying Officer James Leonard Norris RCAF J/94193 KIFA Royal Canadian Legion Cemetery, Chilliwack, BC. F/Lt William James Sealey RCAF J/29860 KIFA Mountain View) Cemetery, Canada Flying Officer Robert Huycke Watt RCAF J/18309 KIFA Commemorated Elmwood Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba. F/Lt William Joseph Wood RCAF J/85075 KIFA St. James Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Ducklow, Vernon Rupert (Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1946-January-19
Birth Date: 1922-March-11
Born:
Parents: Son of Arthur Richard and Maude Alice Ducklow, of New Westminster; husband of Alma Margaret Ducklow, of New Westminster.
Spouse: Husband of Alma Margaret Ducklow, of New Westminster.
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
6 OTU- Operational Training Unit
Base
RCAF Stn. Patricia Bay BC
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Service Numbers
R/122084
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Dakota FL636
Unit Desciption
6 OTU (6 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.
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