Povey, Edwin Pearce (Warrant Officer 2)

Killed in Action 1943-March-29

Warrant Officer 2 Edwin Pearce Povey RCAF

Birth Date: 1917

Born:

Home: Arthur, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

280 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
To See and Be Seen

Base

RAF Bircham Newton

Rank

Warrant Officer 2

Position

Warrant Officer 2

Service Numbers

R/89688

Home

Arthur, Ontario

Final Burial

St Illogan Church
Row 2 Grave 13

279 Squadron (To See and Be Seen) Hudson III aircraft AE 519 OS-S crashed into the sea at St Ives Bay, Scotland. Warrant Officer 2 E P Povey (RCAF) who served with 280 Sqn was killed. Please see Warrant Officer Class 2 RM Long (RCAF) for complete casualty list and details.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Hudson AE519

Flight Sergeant Harry Robert Bacon RCAF

Flight Sergeant Bacon, Harry Robert (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1943-March-29
St Illogan Church, Illogan, Redruth, UK

Flight Sergeant Lindsay Vaughan Fletcher RCAF

Flight Sergeant Fletcher, Lindsay Vaughan (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1943-March-29
St Illogan Church, Illogan, Redruth, UK

Warrant Officer 2 Robert Michael Long RCAF

Warrant Officer 2 Long, Robert Michael (RCAF)
Observer
Killed in Action
1943-March-29
St Illogan Church, Illogan, Redruth, UK

Warrant Officer 2 Edwin Pearce Povey RCAF

Warrant Officer 2 Povey, Edwin Pearce (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1943-March-29
St Illogan Church, Illogan, Redruth, UK

Hudson serial: AE519

Lockheed Hudson
Source National Air Force Museum of Canada.

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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