Gilbert Plains, Manitoba
45 Group, RAF Ferry Command, Dorval, Quebec. Liberator aircraft lost.
Gardner, William Alexander (Pilot Officer)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-09-07
Birth Date: 1923
Born:
Son of William and Lillie C. Gardner, of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
Home: Gilbert Plains, Manitoba
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RCAF
Unit
45 Group (RAF)
Base
RCAF Stn. Dorval Quebec
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Pilot Officer
Service Numbers
J/26245
Prev: R/157311
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Consolidated Liberator Express C-87
(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3643737)
(Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page)
Consolidated Liberator C Mk. VIT, RCAF (Serial No. 570), No. 168 (Heavy Transport) Squadron, based at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario, 14 Nov 1944.
(Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page)
Consolidated Liberator C Mk. VIT, RCAF (Serial No. 570), No. 168 (Heavy Transport) Squadron, based at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario, 14 Nov 1944.
The Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express was a transport derivative of the B-24 Liberator heavy bomber built during World War II for the United States Army Air Forces. A total of 287 C-87s were built alongside the B-24 at the Consolidated Aircraft plant in Fort Worth, Texas. The plant also developed and delivered a USAAF flight engineer trainer designated as the AT-22, a United States Navy VIP transport designated as the RY, and a Royal Air Force VIP transport designated as the Liberator C.IX. The last development was a Navy contracted, single tail version with an extended fuselage. Built in San Diego, its USN designation was RY-3.
RCAF Consolidated Liberator C Mk. VI, Mk. VIT (B-24H/C-87), converted to transport aircraft. (10), (Serial Nos. 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579).Harold Skaarup web page and Wikipedia
Wikipedia Liberator Express Transport
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