Aylesford, Nova Scotia
10 North Atlantic (BR) Sqn, RCAF Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Douglas Digby aircraft 749 ran out of fuel in poor weather conditions while on an anti-submarine patrol. The air crew baled out and the aircraft and crashed near East Lake (Lac de l'Est), Quebec, The bomber came down just over the border in Maine, USA.
Leading Aircraftman HE Howard (RCAF) survived the jump but became lost in the winter woods and his remains were not located until 1944. It appeared he had traveled a long way from where he landed to where he was found. (R Sneddon)
Howard, Hollis Eugene (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Action 1940-November-17
Birth Date: 1919-July-08
Born: Waterville Ontario
Parents: Son of Roland H. Howard and Florence L. Howard, of Aylesford.
Spouse:
Home: Aylesford, Nova Scotia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
10 (BR) Sqn- Squadron
Base
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
aero engine mechanic
Service Numbers
1065
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Digby 749
Accident Card - Douglas Digby Mk. I serial:749
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1940-November-17. Douglas Digby s/n 749.
This accident involved 6 people. Benoit EJ, Clay GF, Howard HE, Johnson E, Leblanc JHU, Richardson JG
This accident had 3 fatalities. Flight Lieutenant John Gordon Richardson RCAF Killed in Action service no:C/899 Digby 749, Flight Lieutenant Gilbert Frederick Clay RCAF Killed in Action service no:C/1126 Digby 749, Leading Aircraftman Hollis Eugene Howard RCAF Killed in Action service no:1065 Digby 749
Unit Desciption
10 (BR) Sqn ()
Battle honours
The Second World War
NORTH-WEST ATLANTIC, 1940-1945.
Lineage
Authorized as No.10 (Torpedo Bomber) Squadron’ 1 April 1938.Footnote1
Redesignated 'No.10 (Bomber) Squadron' 28 August 1939.Footnote2
Redesignated 'No.10 (Bomber Reconnaissance) Squadron' 1 September 1939.Footnote3
Disbanded 13 August 1945.Footnote4
Notes:
No lineal connection with '10 Experimental Squadron', of 1967-70. See 10 Experimental Squadron.
Operational history
The Second World War
The squadron flew on anti-submarine operations on the Atlantic Coast under 'Eastern Air Command'.Footnote5
Footnotes
Footnote 1
GO 48/38. Authorized but not formed (AFGO 19/39)
Footnote 2
AFGO 41/39
Footnote 3
AFGO 57/39\
Footnote 4
Secret Organization Order 279, 4 August 1945, file S.17-10-1 (DOE), Kardex 181.009 (D5432)
Footnote 5
AFGO 25/40; Statement and Organization Charts for the Home and Overseas War and BCATP Organization, 15 April 1942, file S.8202, Kardex 181.002 (D421); Memorandum, Notes for CAS, Appendix A, 12 September 1939, Document Collection 77/543
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