Oldham, Lancashire, England
No burial information - is he missing?Three RCAF fatalities (Missing) associated with this accident.
Thompson, Neveille Clarke (Aircraftman 2nd Class)
Missing 1955-November-24
Birth Date: 1934-December-12
Born: Oldham, Lancashire, England
Son of Thomas Kinnaird and Elizabeth (nee Rawsthorne) Thompson of Toronto, Ontario.
Home: Oldham, Lancashire, England
Enlistment: Toronto, Ontario
Enlistment Date: 1955-05-16
Service
RCAF
Unit
Base
Tofino, RCAF Station
Rank
Aircraftman 2nd Class
Position
Aircraftman 2nd Class
Service Numbers
242076
Canadian Virtual War MemorialCrew or Other Personnel
Canso 11073
Canso serial: 11073
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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