7 Photo Wing, Rockcliffe, Ontario. Flying Officer Wheatcroft was on a photographic operation at NeuIton Lake, North West Territories when he was in a canoe accident. Flight Lieutenant D.D. Shackleton was also killed.
Wheatcroft, Leslie Raymond (Flying Officer)
Killed in Action 1945-July-06

Birth Date: 1913
Born:
Parents: Son of Arthur and Gertrude Wheatcroft, of St. James, husband of Violet M. Wheatcroft, of St. James.
Spouse: Husband of Violet M. Wheatcroft, of St. James.
Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
7 Photo Wing
Base
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Flight Engineer
Service Numbers
C/50187
Harvard IIB serial:276 - Crash Card
This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1945-July-06. They are: Harvard II s/n 2871, Harvard IIB s/n 276.
This accident involved 2 people. Butcher JB, Quigley JH