Kember, Robert Richard

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-04-21

Birth Date: 1920-March-16

Born: Toronto, Ontario

Son of Arthur William Windmill and Charlotte Emily (nee Catchpole) Kember, of Toronto, Ontario

Home: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment Date: 1941-02-28

Service

RCAF

Unit

27 (Ferry) Group (RAF)

Base

RCAF Stn. Dorval, Quebec

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Sergeant

Service Numbers

R/97050

Home

Toronto, Ontario

First Burial

Toronto (Park Lawn) Cemetery, Ontario

RAF Ferry Command. Hudson aircraft FH 335 crashed one mile west of New Carlisle, Quebec. Squadron Leader J.T. Gutray and Sergeant P.A. Beavis (RAF) were also killed.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

www.findagrave.com

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

This incident involved multiple aircraft:

Hudson Mk. llla Serial: FH335

All the above aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.

Findagrave.com

Hudson FH335

Male Head

Sergeant Beavis, Patrick Albert (RAFVR)
Navigator
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-April-21
Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Squadron Leader Gutray, Joseph Theodore (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-April-21
St Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Sergeant Kember, Robert Richard (RCAF)
Wireless Operator
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-April-21
Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Lockheed Hudson A-28 A-29 AT-18

Lockheed Hudson
Source National Air Force Museum of Canada.

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The Lockheed Hudson was an American-built light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built initially for the Royal Air Force (RAF) shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War and primarily operated by the RAF thereafter. The Hudson served throughout the war, mainly with Coastal Command, but also in transport and training roles, as well as delivering agents into occupied France. They were also used extensively with the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) anti-submarine squadrons.National Air Force Museum of Canada.

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