Gimli, Manitoba
5 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Volando Vincimus), Torbay, Newfoundland. Canso aircraft lost.
Herman, Donald Lawrence (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1944-May-20
Birth Date: 1912-March-22
Born:
Parents: Son of Charles and Molly Herman; husband of Diana Herman, of Gimli, Manitoba.
Spouse: Husband of Diana Herman, of Gimli, Manitoba.
Home: Gimli, Manitoba
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
5 Sqn- Squadron
Base
RCAF Stn. Torbay, Newfoundland
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
armourer
Service Numbers
R/71231
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Canso 9773
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Canso serial: 9773
RCAF Canso A (Serial No. 9754), No. 162 Squadron, F/L David Ernest Hornell aircraft.
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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Canso 9773
Canso A 9773
Served with No. 5 (BR) Squadron in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, or Quebec, coded "G". Missing on 20 May 1944, on mission to dispose of unserviceable dynamite and pyrotechnics. All crew and 4 passengers (at least one Army) killed. Took off from Torbay, Newfoundland for this mission.1943-03-18 Taken on Strength Eastern Air Command 2019-08-20
1944-May-20 Accident: 5 Squadron Loc: Cape St Francis Newfoundland Names: Byers | Campbell | Clow | Herman | Mcgimsie | Murray | Nolan | Poole
1944-07-21 Struck off Strength Written off, after going missing on operations. 2019-08-20
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