Birth Date: 1907
Born:
Son of Hannah Nesbitt, of Saskatoon.
Home: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RCAF
Unit
1 (Comm) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
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Base
Rockcliffe, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Aircraftman 1st Class
Position
Aircraftman 1st Class
Service Numbers
R/51105
RCAF Station, Rockcliffe, Ontario, Hudson I aircraft 770 formerly N7360 (RAF serial, RCAF serial was 770) was engaged in a communication flight from Ottawa to Toronto, Ontario when it crashed one mile east of Newtonville, Ontario, cause obscure
AC1 JE Nesbitt (RCAF), Flying Officer JJ Cotter (RCAF), AC1 OD Brownfield (RCAF) and VIP passenger, the Canadian Minister of National Defense, the Honorable Norman Rogers (MP for Kingston, ON) were all killed in the crash
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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