Van Allen, Austin Newton
Killed in Action 1941-09-09
Birth Date: 1921-February-24
Born:
Son of George Harold and Ruby Mabel Van Allen, of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Home: Vancouver, British Columbia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RCAF
Unit
116 Sqn- Squadron
Base
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Sergeant
Service Numbers
R/61061
First Burial
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
www.findagrave.com
Consolidated Canso Catalina PBY PB2B A-10 OA-10 Black Cat
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
Canso PBY
Wikipedia Canso PBY 
Harold A Skaarup Web Page