Pollock, Harry Keith

Killed in Action 1942-11-20

Birth Date: 1921

Born:

Son of Harry and Elva M. Pollock, of Havelock, Ontario, Canada.

Home: Havelock, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

202 Sqn- Squadron

Base

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Flying Officer

Service Numbers

J/7476

Home
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First Burial
Google MapMalta War Memorial, Malta
202 Squadron (Semper Vigilate). BROTHER to John Albert Pollock. Flying Officer Pollock was killed when his Catalina Ib aircraft FP 153 was shot down by our own Naval forces. Nine RAF crew members, Flying Officer A.L. Campbell, Sergeants L.W. Drywood, A.F. Fletcher, R. Laverty, J.L. O'Rourke, J. Sanderson, R.A. Tiffen, F/Os D.A. MacArthur, and W.B. O'Connor were missing, presumed killed.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Canso FP153

Flying Officer Pollock, Harry Keith (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-November-20
Malta War Memorial, Malta

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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