Luckock, Robert Ernest (Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-October-30
Birth Date: 1921
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Parents: Son of Edmund John and Edith Grace Luckock, of Brentwood, Essex, England.
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Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAFVR
Unit
32 OTU- Operational Training Unit (RAF)
Base
Patricia Bay, British Columbia, Canada
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Service Numbers
1332144
Royal Oak Burial Park
Commonwealth War Graves CommissionCrew or Other Personnel
Anson L7056
Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. I serial:L7056
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-October-30. Anson I s/n L 7056.
This accident involved 4 people. Baird W, Fox CG, Lawrence AW, Luckock RE
This accident had 4 fatalities. Pilot Officer Anthony William Lawrence RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:129408 Anson L7056, Sergeant Robert Ernest Luckock RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1332144 Anson L7056, Pilot Officer Charles George Fox RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:129395 Anson L7056, Sergeant William Baird RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/131545 Anson L7056
Mission
Anson Mk. I L7056
BCATP Training 1942-October-30 to 1942-October-30
(OT) OTU (RCAF) Patricia Bay B.C
To Western Air Command on 5 November 1941, for use at No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC. Went missing on 30 October 1942, during a routine navigation exercise (Pat Bay, Port San Juan (today Port Renfrew), Cape Beale, Pachena Point Pat Bay).Court of Inquiry concluded aircraft most likely lost at sea and wreckage was never found. Still not located when struck off, all 4 crew missing. Wreckage located near Port Renfrew on southern Vancouver Island in October 2013. Remains of all four crewmen identified by June 2014, given full military funeral and burial at Royal Oak Cemetery north of Victoria on 10 November 2014.
Edits: Robert M Stitt,
DOCUMENTARY - SEVENTY-ONE YEARS - THE LOSS AND DISCOVERY OF AVRO ANSON L7056
YOUTUBE TRAILERS - SEVENTY-ONE YEARS - THE LOSS AND DISCOVERY OF AVRO ANSON L7056
Unit Desciption
32 OTU (32 Operational Training Unit)
The Operational Training Unit (OTU) was the last stop for aircrew trainees. They spent 8 to 14 weeks learning to fly operational aircraft (Hawker Hurricane or Fairey Swordfish, e.g.). The instructors had experience in actual operations, and often were posted to OTUs after their operational tour.
Avro Anson
More information on the RCAF Station at Patricia Bay, British Columbia can be found at:
RCAF.info - Patricia Bay, British Columbia
BC Aviation Museum Video On History Of Pat Bay
Project 44 BCATPAnson L7056 Mk. I - BCATP Training - 1942-10-30 to 1942-10-30
Squadron: (OT) OTU (RCAF)
Start Date: 1942-10-30
Completion Date: 1942-10-30
Mission: BCATP Training
Operation: unspecified
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Base: Patricia Bay B.C
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War Diary Unavailable
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To Western Air Command on 5 November 1941, for use at No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC. Went missing on 30 October 1942, during a routine navigation exercise (Pat Bay, Port San Juan (today Port Renfrew), Cape Beale, Pachena Point Pat Bay).Court of Inquiry concluded aircraft most likely lost at sea and wreckage was never found. Still not located when struck off, all 4 crew missing. Wreckage located near Port Renfrew on southern Vancouver Island in October 2013. Remains of all four crewmen identified by June 2014, given full military funeral and burial at Royal Oak Cemetery north of Victoria on 10 November 2014.
Edits: Robert M Stitt,
DOCUMENTARY - SEVENTY-ONE YEARS - THE LOSS AND DISCOVERY OF AVRO ANSON L7056
YOUTUBE TRAILERS - SEVENTY-ONE YEARS - THE LOSS AND DISCOVERY OF AVRO ANSON L7056