Kitchen, Ronald Wiley

Killed in Flying Accident 1955-07-19

Birth Date: 1932-July-07

Born: Brantford, Ontario

Son of George William and Clara Myrtle Kitchen of Brantford, Ontario. Brother of Jean, Earl, Harry, John, Henry, Ida and Margaret Kitchen.

Home: Brantford, Ontario

Enlistment: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment Date: 1952-08-14

Service

RCAF

Unit


Base

Saskatoon, RCAF Station

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Leading Aircraftman

Service Numbers

206876

A medical staffer was killed by Rescue Helicopter balde after the accident, was he medical staff and involved in the incident?

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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