Millbrook, Ontario
190 Squadron. Catalina aircraft FP 269 was on an anti-sub patrol over the North Sea when the tail broke off as the aircraft went into a dive. The aircraft crashed at Thorshavn. Pilot Officer Melvin J. McDonald, Sergeant J.N. Finlayson, Warrant Officer P. Illingworth, FSs T.C. Mulligan, D.S. Beare, A.E. Hayden (RAF), Sergeants G.S. McCutcheon (RAF), and D.W. Sommerville (RAF) were also killed.
Harker, Kenneth Alvin Michael (Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1943-04-22
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
Sergeant
Service Numbers
R/70168
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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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