Mayhew, Charles Alan

Killed in Action 1943-06-11

Birth Date: 1916

Born:

Son of the Hon. R. W. Mayhew and Grace Mayhew; husband of Elza E. Mayhew, of Victoria, British Columbia. B.Comm. (University of British Columbia).

Home: Victoria, British Columbia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

205 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Pertama di Malaya Malayan

Base

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Flying Officer

Service Numbers

J/12759
Prev: R/118311

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205 Squadron (Pertarna di Malaya). Catalina aircraft FP 255 failed to return from operations.

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Canso FP255

Flying Officer Mayhew, Charles Alan (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1943-June-11
Singapore War Memorial, Singapore

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.
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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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