McPherson, Donald Keith (Flying Officer)

Missing 1955-November-24

Male Head

Birth Date: 1925-October-11

Born: Calgary, Alberta

Son of late Oran Leo and Cora Lillian McPherson.

Home: Calgary, Alberta

Enlistment: Calgary, Alberta

Enlistment Date: 1944-05-05

Service

RCAF

Unit

121 (Comm) Flight- Flight

Base

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Flying Officer

Service Numbers

33072

Home
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Final Burial
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Buried or Lost at Sea

Canso serial: 11073

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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