Whittingham, William Ernest

Killed in Action 1942-11-02

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Birth Date: 1922

Born:

Home: Scotstown, Quebec

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

52 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Sudore Quam Sanguine By sweat and blood

Base

Rank

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Position

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Service Numbers

R/77366

Home
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First Burial
Google MapNew Military Cemetery At Mosul, Iraq
52 Squadron (Sudore Quam Sanguine). Blenheim aircraft suffered engine failure, of both engines, after the petrol cocks had been turned off in error. The aircraft crashed near Mosul, one of the crew, not Canadian, was also killed.

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Warrant Officer 2nd Class Whittingham, William Ernest (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-November-02
New Military Cemetery, Mosul, Iraq

Bristol Blenheim

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3602838)
Bristol 142M Blenheim Mk.V, RAF (Serial No. DJ702).
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The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company (Bristol) which was used extensively in the first two years and in some cases throughout the Second World War. The aircraft was developed as Type 142, a civil airliner, in response to a challenge from Lord Rothermere to produce the fastest commercial aircraft in Europe. The Type 142 first flew in April 1935, and the Air Ministry, impressed by its performance, ordered a modified design as the Type 142M for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a bomber. Deliveries of the newly named Blenheim to RAF squadrons commenced on 10 March 1937. Wikipedia

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