St Lambert, Quebec
205 Squadron (Pertama di Malaya). Catalina aircraft JK 593 was engaged in a meteorological flight and was lost in the Bay of Bengal.
Gibbon, Arthur Scott (Flying Officer)
Killed in Action 1945-May-27
Birth Date: 1922-July-12
Born:
Son of Charles and Mary F. Gibbon, of St. Lambert, Province of Quebec, Canada.
Home: St Lambert, Quebec
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RCAF
Unit
205 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Pertama di Malaya Malayan
Base
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Flying Officer
Service Numbers
J/40708
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Canso JX593
Canso serial: JX593
RCAF Canso A (Serial No. 9754), No. 162 Squadron, F/L David Ernest Hornell aircraft.
The Consolidated Catalina and Canso were close cousins. The Canso was the true amphibious version of the design and therefore included a conventional undercarriage to allow for either water or land use. The Canso provided more than two decades of valuable service to the RCAF. The Catalina variant came first and was produced beginning in 1935 for the United States Navy. The amphibious version, designated PBY-5A, came in service early in 1941 and the RCAF began using the aircraft on anti-submarine patrols that same year. After the Second World War, the RCAF used Cansos for search and rescue, Arctic survey missions and various transport operations. RCAF
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