Louis, Valentine Hinton
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-10-16
Birth Date: 1921
Born:
Home: Victoria, British Columbia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RCAF
Unit
131 OTU- Operational Training Unit
Base
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Sergeant
Service Numbers
R/97709
Victoria, British Columbia
Canadian Virtual War MemorialCanso I AH551
Operational 1943-October-16 to 1943-October-16
(AS) OTU (RAF) Lilladeas
131 Operational Training Unit, the Catalina aircraft AH 551 operated on a training flight out of RAF Killadeas. The wing dipped during a practice stall. The aircraft had almost recovered when it hit a hillside and crashed at the St Angelo VHF receiving station, County Fermanagh.
Inquiry final recommendation was for a minimum altitude of 3000 feet AGL prior to attempting a practice stall on a Catalina aircraft. Of the 10 on board, only the 2 blister gunners survived with injuries.
Sergeant JM Allen R/85646 FE RCAF Burried Irvimestown, Sacred Heart, RC Churchyard; Sqn Ldr PG Cooper 42803 Pilot RAF Burried Morden Cemetery, London; FO FH Grainger J/12769 Pilot RCAF Burried Irvinestown CofI Churchyard;Warrant Officer GF Hardy 905414 FM RAF Burried Mortlake Cemetery London; Sergeant JH Hodgson R/178888 AG Burried Irvinestown CofI Churchyard; Sergeant VH Louis R97709 FE RCAF Burried Irvinestown Sacred Heart RC Churchyard; FO DL Sproule J/13096 Pilot RCAF Burried Irvinestown CofI Churchyard; Flt Sergeant D Mudd 1017561 RAF Burried Cawthorne Cemetery Yorkshire
Canso AH551
Consolidated Canso Catalina PBY PB2B A-10 OA-10 Black Cat
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
Canso PBY
Wikipedia Canso PBY 
Harold A Skaarup Web Page Canso AH551 I - Operational - 1943-10-16 to 1943-10-16
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131 Operational Training Unit, the Catalina aircraft AH 551 operated on a training flight out of RAF Killadeas. The wing dipped during a practice stall. The aircraft had almost recovered when it hit a hillside and crashed at the St Angelo VHF receiving station, County Fermanagh.
Inquiry final recommendation was for a minimum altitude of 3000 feet AGL prior to attempting a practice stall on a Catalina aircraft. Of the 10 on board, only the 2 blister gunners survived with injuries.
Sergeant JM Allen R/85646 FE RCAF Burried Irvimestown, Sacred Heart, RC Churchyard; Sqn Ldr PG Cooper 42803 Pilot RAF Burried Morden Cemetery, London; FO FH Grainger J/12769 Pilot RCAF Burried Irvinestown CofI Churchyard;Warrant Officer GF Hardy 905414 FM RAF Burried Mortlake Cemetery London; Sergeant JH Hodgson R/178888 AG Burried Irvinestown CofI Churchyard; Sergeant VH Louis R97709 FE RCAF Burried Irvinestown Sacred Heart RC Churchyard; FO DL Sproule J/13096 Pilot RCAF Burried Irvinestown CofI Churchyard; Flt Sergeant D Mudd 1017561 RAF Burried Cawthorne Cemetery Yorkshire