Judiesch, Thomas Clarence

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-02-07

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Birth Date: 1917-July-28

Born:

Son of Thomas C. Judiesch and Ada W. Judiesch, of Qualicum Beach, British Columbia.

Home: Qualicum Beach, British Columbia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

45 Group (RAF)

Base

RAF Ferry Command, Bermuda

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Flight Sergeant

Service Numbers

R/115925

Home
Google MapQualicum Beach, British Columbia
First Burial
Google MapOttawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario
RAF Ferry Command, Bermuda Catalina aircraft FP 309 was lost in transit from Bermuda to the United Kingdom. Pilot Officer E.D. Markham (RAF), Sergeant C.S. Rumble (RAF), and one civilian, Captain S.H. McCawley, were also killed.

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Canso FP309

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Civilian Bleau, Andrew Eugene (RAF)
First Officer
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-February-07
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Flight Sergeant Judiesch, Thomas Clarence (RCAF)
Radio Officer
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-February-07
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Pilot Officer Markham, Edward Dennis (RAF)
Navigator
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-February-07
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Civilian McCawley, Samuel Howard (RAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-February-07
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Sergeant Rumble, Cecil Stanley (RAF)
Flight Engineer
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-February-07
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Civilian Whatmore, Stephen Francis (RAF)
Radio Officer
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-February-07
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Consolidated Canso Catalina PBY PB2B A-10 OA-10 Black Cat

RCAF Canso A (Serial No. 9754), No. 162 Squadron, F/L David Ernest Hornell aircraft.
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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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