Soeder, Glen Andrew (Flight Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1942-September-05

Flight Sergeant Glen Andrew Soeder RCAF

Birth Date: 1920-September-27

Born:

Parents: Son of John George and Annie Soeder, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Spouse:

Home: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

116 Sqn- Squadron
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Base

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

R/87436

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Memorial Location
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116 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Botwood, Newfoundland. Catalina aircraft Z 2140 was taxiing at Battle Harbour, Labrador when it hit a mine and exploded. Flight Lieutenant A.D. Schlacks and a civilian, J.F. Cosgrove, were also killed. The remainder of the crew, Pilot Officer R.C. McAdam, FS D.G. Selby, Sergeant T.L. Whettell, Cpl. F.J. Kontzie and AC1 W.L. Mullins survived and were reported to be in the Hospital at Battle Harbour. The hospital was the Hudson Bay Store Manager's quarters. The aircraft had flown to Battle Harbour carrying civilians, Bill Gurrell, McNamara Construction Co. Superintendent, Gill Reid, McNamara Construction Accountant, Mr. Snelling, McNamara Construction, and Jack Cosgrove, Dept. of Transport Accountant. These civilians all survived and where involved with the construction of a Wireless Station for the Navy. They were carrying a $7,000 payroll.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Canso serial: Z2140

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

YouTube Canso PBY

Wikipedia Wikipedia Canso PBY

Unvetted Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page

Unit Desciption

116 Sqn - ()

Lineage (excerpt)

Authorized as 'No.116 (Coast Artillery Co-Operation) Squadron' 1 April 1938.

Redesignated 'No.116 (Fighter) Squadron' 1 May 1939. Disbanded 2 November 1939.

Reformed as 'No.116 (Bomber Reconnaissance) Squadron' 30 June 1941. Disbanded 20 June 1945.

Operational history

The Second World War

The squadron flew on anti-submarine operations on the Atlantic Coast and in the Gulf of St.

Government of Canada, The Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces, Volume 4: Operational Flying Squadrons (A-AD-267-000/AF-004)