Lyle, Robert Samuel

Killed in Action 1944-08-18

Birth Date: 1916-June-27

Born: Flett's Springs, Saskatchewan

Son of R. R. Lyle and Barbara Lyle, of Ethelton, Saskatchewan.

Home: Ethelton, Saskatchewan

Enlistment: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Enlistment Date: 1941-09-09

Service

RCAF

Unit

202 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Semper Vigilate Be always vigiliant

Base

Rank

Warrant Officer 1st Class

Position

Warrant Officer 1st Class

Service Numbers

R/128192

Home
Google MapEthelton, Saskatchewan
202 Squadron (Semper Vigilate). Catalina aircraft crashed in the sea ten miles south of Gibraltar. Seven RAF crew members, Sgt.s H.G. Barnfield, C.F. Moore, K. Neville, C. Roberts, F/O.s L.N. Bowles, L.A. Shaw, and H.G. Stapleforth were also killed. Warrant Officer Class 1 Wireless Operator Air Gunner Lyle was buried at sea, his name is inscribed on the Gibraltar War Memorial, Gibraltar.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Canso JX201

Warrant Officer 1st Class Lyle, Robert Samuel (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-August-18
cemetery unknown

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

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