St John, New Brunswick
4 Air Observer School, Scotland. Pilot Officer Haley overshot the landing in his Blackburn Botha aircraft L 6355. When he attempted to go around again, the aircraft hit a hangar roof and crashed in the Humber River just off the aerodrome at Brough, Scotland.
Haley, James Francis (Pilot Officer)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-July-21
Birth Date: 1916-March-23
Born: St John New Brunswick
Son of John Thomas Haley and Violet Beatrice Haley, of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
Home: St John, New Brunswick
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RCAF
Unit
4 AOS- Air Observer School (RAF)
Base
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Pilot Officer
Service Numbers
J/15272
Canadian Virtual War MemorialCrew or Other Personnel
Botha L6355
Botha serial: L6355
Image from the Charles Daniels Photo Collection album "British Aircraft." SOURCE INSTITUTION: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
The Blackburn B.26 Botha was a British four-seat reconnaissance and torpedo bomber. It was built by Blackburn Aircraft at its factories at Brough and Dumbarton, as a competitor to the Bristol Beaufort, entering service with the RAF in 1939. The design was underpowered and it was quickly withdrawn from operations. Wikipedia
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