Williams Lake, British Columbia
279 Squadron (To See and Be Seen) Hudson III aircraft AE 519 EF-S crashed into the sea at St Ives, Cornwall.
280 Sqn (We Will Be There) members Warrant Officer Class 2 RM Long (RCAF), Warrant Officer Class 2 HR Bacon (RCAF), Warrant Officer Class 2 EP Povey (RCAF), FS LV Fletcher (RCAF) were killed. 279 Sqn member Flying Officer EG Gibbs (RAF) died as a result of injuries the following day.
279 Sqn and 280 Sqn were Air-Sea Rescue (ASR) squadrons and both based at RAF Bircham Newton at the time of this event, which would account for the mixed squadron crew. 279 Sqn flew Lockheed Hudson aircraft and 280 Sqn flew Avro Anson aircraft in 1943
Long, Robert Michael (Warrant Officer 2)
Killed in Action 1943-March-29
Birth Date: 1912
Born:
Parents: Son of Joe Claude Arnold and Violet Grey Long, of Williams Lake, British Columbia.
Spouse:
Home: Williams Lake, British Columbia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
280 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
To See and Be Seen
Base
RAF Bircham Newton
Rank
Warrant Officer 2
Position
Observer
Service Numbers
R/106952
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)
