Matthews, Charles Lewis (Flight Lieutenant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1967-April-27

Flight Lieutenant Charles Lewis Matthews RCAF

Birth Date: 1927-April-17

Born: Provost, Alberta

Parents: Son of Bernard and Barbara Matthews.

Spouse: Husband of Emily May Matthews. Father of Patricia, Deborah, Barbara and Sharon Matthews. Brother of Frank, Howard, William and Richard Matthews.

Home: Provost, Alberta

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: 1951-February-27

Decorations: CD

Service

RCAF

Unit

4 (T) OTU- Operational Training Unit

Base

Trenton Ontario

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

130369

Home

Provost, Alberta

Final Burial

Trochu Cemetery
Field of Honour Selected area

Incorrectly listed as Flight Sergeant on the VAC site.Confirm if there were other fatalities.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

www.findagrave.com

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Hercules 10309

Flight Lieutenant Donald Jack Buchner RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Buchner, Donald Jack (RCAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1967-April-27
Sea Burial

Flight Lieutenant Richard Frank Garber RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Garber, Richard Frank (RCAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1967-April-27
Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Flight Lieutenant Charles Lewis Matthews RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Matthews, Charles Lewis (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1967-April-27
Trochu Cemetery, Trochu, Alberta, Canada

Sergeant Oliver Alfred Potier RCAF

Sergeant Potier, Oliver Alfred (RCAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1967-April-27
cemetery unknown

Sergeant Adrianus Voogt RCAF

Sergeant Voogt, Adrianus (RCAF)
Flight Engineer
Killed in Flying Accident
1967-April-27
St George's Cemetery, Trenton, Ontario, Canada

Hercules serial: 10309

CC-130H Hercules
(Source RCAF Web Page)

The CC-130H Hercules is primarily used for search and rescue operations. While it also carries out transport missions, its main focus is saving lives through the Canadian Armed Forces' search and rescue mandate. It has a range of more than 7,200 kilometres and can transport approximately 80 passengers, operate on short unpaved runways and fly in severe weather conditions. These capabilities make the CC-130H an excellent aircraft for search and rescue operations over the vast span of Canada's central and northern regions. RCAF Web Page

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