Harker, Kenneth Alvin Michael (Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1943-April-22

Birth Date: 1918-May-17
Born: Parry Sound, Ontario
Son of Michael H. and Emma J. Harker, of Millbrook, Ontario.
Home: Millbrook, Ontario
Enlistment: Galt, Ontario
Enlistment Date: 1940-08-28
Service
RCAF
Unit
190 (CS) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Ex Tenebris Through darkness
Base
RAF Sullom Voe, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Flight Engineer
Service Numbers
R/70168
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Crew or Other Personnel
Canso FP269
Canso serial: FP269

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