Walker, Peter Clifford (Flying Officer)

Missing 1955-November-24

Flying Officer Peter Clifford Walker RCAF

Birth Date: 1933-February-15

Born: Croydon, England

Son of Winnifred Walker of Eccles, Manchester, England.

Home: Croydon, England

Enlistment: London, Ontario

Enlistment Date: 1953-11-25

Service

RCAF

Unit

121 (Comm) Flight- Flight

Base

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Flying Officer

Service Numbers

222575

Home
Google MapCroydon, England

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

YouTube Canso PBY

Wikipedia Wikipedia Canso PBY

unvetted Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page