Hill, Swante Oliver (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1942-07-29

Pilot Officer Swante Oliver Hill RCAF

Birth Date: 1921-June-10

Born: Port Arthur Ontario

Son of Wains and Lempi Hill.

Home: Port Arthur, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

18 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Animo Et Fide With courage and faith

Base

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot Officer

Service Numbers

J/16087

Temporary Burial
Google MapWilhelmshaven, Germany

Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied

Final Burial
Google MapSage War Cemetery
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Bristol Blenheim

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3602838)
Bristol 142M Blenheim Mk.V, RAF (Serial No. DJ702).

The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company (Bristol) which was used extensively in the first two years and in some cases throughout the Second World War. The aircraft was developed as Type 142, a civil airliner, in response to a challenge from Lord Rothermere to produce the fastest commercial aircraft in Europe. The Type 142 first flew in April 1935, and the Air Ministry, impressed by its performance, ordered a modified design as the Type 142M for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a bomber. Deliveries of the newly named Blenheim to RAF squadrons commenced on 10 March 1937. Wikipedia

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