Wardlow, Tom Story (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Flying Accident 1944-April-20

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Birth Date: 1921

Born:

Parents: Son of Leonard and Catherine Wardlow, of Carlisle, England.

Spouse:

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAFVR

Unit

32 OTU- Operational Training Unit (RAF)

Base

Patricia Bay, British Columbia, Canada

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Service Numbers

163538

Final Burial
Google MapRoyal Oak Burial Park
Sec D Plot 21 Grave 7

Accident Card - Douglas Dakota III serial:FZ576

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1944-April-20. Dakota III s/n FZ576.

This accident involved 3 people. Moss TR, Talbot JM, Wardlow TS

This accident had 2 fatalities. Pilot Officer James Melville Talbot RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:163513 Dakota FZ576, Pilot Officer Tom Story Wardlow RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:163538 Dakota FZ576

Unit Desciption

32 OTU (32 Operational Training Unit)

The Operational Training Unit (OTU) was the last stop for aircrew trainees. They spent 8 to 14 weeks learning to fly operational aircraft (Hawker Hurricane or Fairey Swordfish, e.g.). The instructors had experience in actual operations, and often were posted to OTUs after their operational tour.
Avro Anson

More information on the RCAF Station at Patricia Bay, British Columbia can be found at:

Royal Air Force RCAF.info - Patricia Bay, British Columbia

Museum BC Aviation Museum Video On History Of Pat Bay

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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