Puder, Henry Fred

Killed in Action 1943-04-22

Birth Date: 1923

Born:

Son of Reinhold and Sophie Puder, of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Home: Vancouver, British Columbia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

14 AFU- Advanced Flying Unit (RAF)

Base

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Sergeant

Service Numbers

R/81378

Home
Google MapVancouver, British Columbia
First Burial
Google MapOllerton Cemetery, Nottinghamshire, Uk
14 Advanced Flying Unit. The pilot of Oxford aircraft BG 208 was making a long low approach and hit a telegraph wire with the starboard wing. The aircraft crashed two miles west of Ossington, England. One airman, not Canadian; was also killed.Addendum: Sgt. Puder was not killed in action, he was killed on a routine training flight. Correction provided by A. E. Barnard, Burlington, On. PUDIFIN, A.J. R109107. See page 619. Five RAF members of the crew, F/0.s D.R. Cooper, L.H. Lister, FS. E.F. Barge, Sgt.s F. Quinn, and RI Clarke were also killed

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Oxford BG208

Sergeant Puder, Henry Fred (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1943-April-22
Ollerton Cemetery, Nottinghamshire, UK

Airspeed Oxford

(Bob Brown Photo)(Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page)
Airspeed A.S. 10 Oxford Mk. II, RCAF (Serial No. AS277), 25, in flight over Saskatchewan, 1942.
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The Airspeed AS.10 Oxford was a twin-engine monoplane aircraft developed and manufactured by Airspeed. It saw widespread use for training British Commonwealth aircrews in navigation, radio-operating, bombing and gunnery roles throughout the Second World War.

The Oxford was developed by Airspeed during the 1930s in response to a requirement for a capable trainer aircraft that conformed with Specification T.23/36, which had been issued by the British Air Ministry. Its basic design is derived from the company's earlier AS.6 Envoy, a commercial passenger aircraft. Performing its maiden flight on 19 June 1937, it was quickly put into production as part of a rapid expansion of the Royal Air Force (RAF) in anticipation of a large-scale conflict.

As a consequence of the outbreak of war, many thousands of Oxfords were ordered by Britain and its allies, including Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, Poland, and the United States. Following the end of the conflict, the Oxford continued to achieve export sales for some time, equipping the newly formed air forces of Egypt, India, Israel, and Yugoslavia. It was considered to be a capable trainer aircraft throughout the conflict, as well as being used a general-purpose type. A large number of Oxfords have been preserved on static display.Wikipedia

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