McPherson, Donald Keith (Flying Officer)
Missing 1955-November-24

Birth Date: 1925-October-11
Born: Calgary, Alberta
Parents: Son of late Oran Leo and Cora Lillian McPherson.
Spouse: Husband of Janet Marion McPherson of Vancouver, British Columbia. Brother of Eugene and Moffet McPherson and the late Flying Officer Coran Cyman McPher
Home: Calgary, Alberta
Enlistment: Calgary, Alberta
Enlistment Date: 1944-May-05
Service
RCAF
Unit
121 (Comm) Flight- Flight
Base
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Service Numbers
33072
Home

Crew or Other Personnel
Canso 11073
Canso serial: 11073

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