Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
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.
Judiesch, Thomas Clarence (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-February-07
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
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Canso FP309
Canso serial: FP309
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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