Gilchrist, Hubert Hamish

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-07-15

Birth Date: 1913-July-07

Born:

Son of John M Gilchrist and Hilda Gilchrist, of Newton Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Home: Newton Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

45 Group (RAF)

Base

RCAF Stn. Dorval, Quebec

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Flight Lieutenant

Service Numbers

C/1619

RAF Ferry Command, Dorval, Quebec. Hudson aircraft FH 386 was engaged in a training flight when it crashed two miles north-west of Dorval, Quebec with the loss of the entire crew

Flight Lieutenant HH Gilchrist (RCAF), Sergeant JM Sales (RCAF), Sergeant TI D'Hondt (RAFVR), Sergeant RE Mole (RAAF) and Pilot Officer BJ Bryson (RAFVR) were all killed in this flying accident

Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl a Christie page 313

General [Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database]...

Hudson Mk. llla FH386

Aircraft Ferrying 1942-July-15 to 1942-July-15

() Ferry Command (RAF) Dorval, Quebec

45 Group RAF Transport Command, Dorval, Quebec. Hudson aircraft FH 386 was engaged in a ferry training flight when it crashed two miles north-west of Dorval, Quebec with the loss of the entire crew, cause unknown

Flight Lieutenant HH Gilchrist (RCAF), Sergeant JM Sales (RCAF), Sergeant TI D'Hondt (RAFVR), Sergeant RE Mole (RAAF) and Pilot Officer BJ Bryson (RAFVR) were all killed in this flying accident

Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie page 313

General [Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database]...

This incident involved multiple aircraft:

  1. Hudson Mk. llla Serial: FH386

All the above aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.

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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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Hudson FH386

Hudson Mk. llla FH386

RAF Ferry Command, Dorval, Quebec. Hudson aircraft #FH 386 was engaged in a training flight when it crashed two miles north-west of Dorval, Quebec

1942-July-15 Accident: RAF FC DORVAL, QUE Loc: Dorval Quebec Names: Bryson | Dhondt | Gilchrist | Mole | Sales