Webster, Arthur Robert

Killed in Action 1943-06-09

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Birth Date: 1921

Born:

Son of Arthur John and Margaret Webster, of Milleroches, Ontario, Canada.

Home: Wales, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

202 Sqn- Squadron

Base

Rank

Warrant Officer 1st Class

Position

Warrant Officer 1st Class

Service Numbers

R/82868

202 Squadron (Semper Vigilate). Catalina aircraft FP 214 hit a hill after take-off. Flying Officer E.R. Free and six RAF crew members, FS H.S. Brown, Sergeants K.B. Cooper, G.E. Noble, M.L.V. Watson, P/Os G.E.F. Johnston, and G.W. Tibbetts were also killed.

Consolidated Canso Catalina PBY PB2B A-10 OA-10 Black Cat

RCAF Canso A (Serial No. 9754), No. 162 Squadron, F/L David Ernest Hornell aircraft.
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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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