Winnipeg, Manitoba
45 Delivery Group. Baltimore aircraft FA 330 lost enroute Dorval, Quebec to Natal, Africa. Two Canadian civilians, Capt. J.G. Durham and radio operator H.A. Picher were also killed.
Grant, John Dickson (Flying Officer)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-April-19
Birth Date: 1923-January-23
Born:
Parents: Son of John Edward and Elizabeth Myrtle Grant, of Toronto, Ontario.
Spouse:
Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
45 Group (RAF)
Base
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Navigator
Service Numbers
J/11855
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Baltimore FA330
Baltimore serial: FA330
A Royal Air Force Martin Baltimore IV/V bomber. Most aircraft were delivered to Commonwealth countries, a few were kept in the U.S. under the USAAF designation A-30.
USAAF - Official U.S. Air Force photo 051122-F-1234P-023
USAAF - Official U.S. Air Force photo 051122-F-1234P-023
The Martin 187 Baltimore was a twin-engined light attack bomber built by the Glenn L. Martin Company in the United States as the A-30. The model was originally ordered by the French in May 1940 as a follow-up to the earlier Martin Maryland, then in service in France. With the fall of France, the production series was diverted to Great Britain and after mid-1941, supplied by the U.S. as Lend Lease equipment.
Development of the Baltimore was hindered by a series of problems, although the type eventually became a versatile combat aircraft. Produced in large numbers, the Baltimore was not used operationally by United States armed forces but eventually served with the British, Canadian, Australian, South African, Hellenic and the Italian air forces. it was subsequently used almost exclusively in the Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II. Wikipedia
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