May, David Merriman (Flight Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1943-January-08

Flight Sergeant David Merriman May RCAF

Birth Date: 1916-September-26

Born:

Parents: Son of John V. May and Edith May, of Coaticock; husband of Margaret E. May, of St. Johns.

Spouse: Husband of Margaret E. May, of St. Johns.

Home: Coaticook, Quebec

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

113 (BR) Sqn- Squadron

Base

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

R/108433

Home
Google MapCoaticook, Quebec
Final Burial
Google MapMount Forest Cemetery
Lot 23

Crew or Other Personnel

Hudson BW447

Leading Aircraftman William Dale RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Dale, William (RCAF)

Killed in Action
1943-January-08
Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sergeant William David MacRae RCAF

Sergeant MacRae, William David (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1943-January-08
Presbyterian Cemetery, Middle River, Nova Scotia, Canada

Flight Sergeant David Merriman May RCAF

Flight Sergeant May, David Merriman (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1943-January-08
Mount Forest Cemetery, Coaticook, Quebec, Canada

Sergeant Leslie Edmund Thomas RCAF

Sergeant Thomas, Leslie Edmund (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1943-January-08
St John's Cemetery, Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada

Pilot Officer Edward Walter Vogelsang RCAF

Pilot Officer Vogelsang, Edward Walter (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1943-January-08
Woodlawn Cemetery Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Accident Card - Lockheed Hudson Mk. III serial:BW447

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-January-08. Hudson III s/n BW447.

This accident involved 5 people. Dale W, Macrae WE, May DM, Thomas LE, Vogelsang EW

This accident had 5 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman William Dale RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/141193 Hudson BW447, Sergeant Leslie Edmund Thomas RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/104036 Hudson BW447, Pilot Officer Edward Walter Vogelsang RCAF Killed in Action service no:J/10495 Hudson BW447, Flight Sergeant David Merriman May RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/108433 Hudson BW447, Sergeant William David MacRae RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/104126 Hudson BW447

Hudson serial: BW447

Lockheed Hudson
Source National Air Force Museum of Canada.

The Lockheed Hudson was an American-built light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built initially for the Royal Air Force (RAF) shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War and primarily operated by the RAF thereafter. The Hudson served throughout the war, mainly with Coastal Command, but also in transport and training roles, as well as delivering agents into occupied France. They were also used extensively with the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) anti-submarine squadrons. National Air Force Museum of Canada.

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Hudson Mk. III BW447

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Noted on 10 Feb 1942 as to be loaned to Home War Establishment. Noted on 12 Feb 1942 as one of 55 Hudsons released off a British Lend Lease contract. With No. 113 (BR) Sqn at Yarmouth, NS, c.1942. . During a low-level practice bombing mission, the a/c dived or spun out of control into clump of trees 5 mi west of the station. All five of the crew, including Pilot Officer E.W. Vogelsang, Flight Sergeant D.M. May, Flight Sergeant L.E. Thomas and Leading Aircraftman W. Dale, were killed. Application for write off submitted from No. 4 Repair Depot on 11 Jan 1943

1942-02-10 Taken on Strength Eastern Air Command 2019-08-20
1943-January-08 Accident: 113 Squadron Loc: Yarmouth County Nova Scotia Names: Dale | Macrae | May | Thomas | Vogelsang
1943-05-22 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20