Jeffries, Edward Charles Norman
Killed in Action 1940-10-23
Birth Date: 1905
Born:
Home: Vancouver, British Columbia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RAF
Unit
24 Sqn- Squadron
Base
Rank
Flight Lieutenant
Position
Flight Lieutenant
Service Numbers
15076
First Burial
Wardsworth (Putney Vale) Cemetery, London, Uk
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)
de Havilland Flamingo
Lady of Glamis the former King's Flight Flamingo circa 1943
The Flamingo was a twin-engined civil airliner developed by de Havilland, led by their newly appointed chief designer R. E. Bishop, and was the first all-metal stressed-skin aircraft built by the company; only the control surfaces were fabric covered.
It was powered by two 890 hp Bristol Perseus XIIIC air-cooled radial engines driving three-bladed D.H hydromatic variable-pitch propellers. Two pilots were seated side by side with a radio operator behind them in the cockpit, with the cabin accommodating 12"“17 passengers. It had a retractable undercarriage, slotted flaps, and was considered a highly promising sales prospect for the company, capable of competing with the American Douglas DC-3 and Lockheed Model 10 Electra. The first prototype flew on 22 December 1938.Wikipedia
Flamingo
Wikipedia Flamingo