Victoria, British Columbia
210 Squadron (Yn Y Nwfyre Ynhedfan). Catalina (VA 725) aircraft lost.Addendum: Sgt. Lukey was not a Canadian. Shortly after the war his parents moved to British Columbia and this new home location was engraved on the Runnymede Memorial. Detail provided by Sgt. Lukey's sister, Pauline Lukey, Victoria, British Columbia.
Lukey, Francis Harry (Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1943-01-02
Birth Date: 1921
Born:
Home: Victoria, British Columbia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RAF
Unit
210 Sqn- Squadron
Base
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Sergeant
Service Numbers
1288699
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)
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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.
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
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