Yule, John James (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1945-March-27

Pilot Officer John James Yule RCAF

Birth Date: 1915-April-06

Born: Masham, Quebec

Parents: Son of Andrew and Eileen of Port Arthur, Ontario.

Spouse: Husband of Helen Eddy Hulet of Norwich, Ontario. Brother of Kenneth Alexander, Agnes, Vera, Amie, Jessie and Ethel. Father of John James Yule Jr.

Home: Port Arthur, Ontario

Enlistment: Fort William

Enlistment Date: 1940-October-24

Service

RCAF

Unit

251 Sqn- Squadron

Base

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/93425
Prev: R/68126

Home

Port Arthur, Ontario

Final Burial

Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery
C46 15

251 Squadron. The crew of Hudson aircraft FK 743 were engaged in a meteorological reconnaissance in the Reykjanes area of Iceland when they flew into high ground near Reykjavik. F/Os T.M. Lincoln, W.R. Edmondson, Sergeant A.R. Simmonds (RAF), and Flight Lieutenant N. Smith (RAF) were also killed.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

www.findagrave.com

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Hudson FK743

Flying Officer William Edmondson RCAF

Flying Officer Edmondson, William (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-March-27
Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery, Reykjavik, Iceland

Flying Officer Thomas Maclaren Lincoln RCAF

Flying Officer Lincoln, Thomas Maclaren (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-March-27
Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery, Reykjavik, Iceland

Pilot Officer John James Yule RCAF

Pilot Officer Yule, John James (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1945-March-27
Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery, Reykjavik, Iceland

Hudson serial: FK743

Lockheed Hudson
Source National Air Force Museum of Canada.

The Lockheed Hudson was an American-built light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built initially for the Royal Air Force (RAF) shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War and primarily operated by the RAF thereafter. The Hudson served throughout the war, mainly with Coastal Command, but also in transport and training roles, as well as delivering agents into occupied France. They were also used extensively with the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) anti-submarine squadrons. National Air Force Museum of Canada.

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