Edmonton, Alberta
202 Squadron (Semper Vigilate). Catalina aircraft failed to return from operations. Six RAF crew members, Sergeants R. Ainsworth, T. Kirkham, W. Law, J.M. Sloan, FS J.W. Pilling, and Pilot Officer J.G. Pope were also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed.
Rice, Ruskin Service (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1942-September-10
Birth Date: 1917
Born:
Son of the Revd. Horace G. Rice and Ada Russell Rice, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Home: Edmonton, Alberta
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RCAF
Unit
202 Sqn- Squadron
Base
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Flight Sergeant
Service Numbers
R/76534
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Canso AJ162
Canso serial: AJ162
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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