Denison, William Young

Prisoner of War 1942-07-30

Male Head

Birth Date: unkown date

Born:

Home: Ottawa, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

174 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Attack

Base

RAF Manston

Rank

Warrant Officer 2

Position

Warrant Officer 2

Service Numbers

R/82271
PoW: 25129

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Hurricane Mk IIb BE-684

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

This incident involved multiple aircraft:

  1. Harvard Mk.II Serial: 2639
  2. Harvard Mk.II Serial: 2634

All the above aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.

Harvard 2639

Harvard Mk.II 2639

A1 Received at No. 1 Service Flying Training School RCAF Station Camp Borden. Category C damage on 11 October 1941 while at No. 1 SFTS. Later at No. 6 SFTS at Dunnville, Ontario. Category C damage 25 Mar 1943 during wheels up landing while with 1 CFF at Toronto Island airport. Named "Spirit of Dartmouth", coded "A1" during war. Frozen reserve 7 July 1945 at RCAF Station Dunnville. To 3 Flying Training School 1 May 1951 at RCAF Station Claresholm. Stored reserve 31 Aug 1956 at Lincoln Park. To No. 442 Squadron (Aux) at Vancouver, BC 7 Mar 1957. Inactive reserve Lincoln Park 11 Sept 1958. To Crown Assets Disposal Corporation 18 Oct 1960, sold to Davis Enterprises, Edmonton.

1940-10-30 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1940-November-15 Accident: 1 Service Flying Training School Loc: Buffalo NY Names: Hessenflow
1941-June-25 Accident: 1 Service Flying Training School Loc: Bradford Ontario Names: Loudon | Sankey
1941-October-11 Accident: 1 Service Flying Training School Loc: Camp Borden Names: Kenyon | Whalen
1942-June-19 Accident: 1 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Balhatchet
1942-July-30 Accident: 1 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Eccles | Morton
1942-September-21 Accident: 1 Service Flying Training School Loc: Camp Borden Aerodrome Names: Huston | Welsh
1942-November-09 Accident: 1 Service Flying Training School Loc: Mount Forest Names: Finch
1943-March-25 Accident: 1 Communication Ferry Flight Loc: Island Airport Toronto Names: Hennessy
1943-September-30 Accident: 2 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Bamford
1960-10-18 Struck off Strength Struck off, to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for sale. 2019-08-20

Harvard 2634

Harvard Mk.II 2634

Received at No. 2 Service Flying Training School RCAF Station Uplands. Category C damage on 17 February 1941 while at No. 2 SFTS. To No.1 Service Flying Training School RCAF Station Camp Borden after Jan 1942. Stored frozen reserve at RCAF Station Jarvis, Ont 27 Nov 1945. To War Assets Disposal Corporation 11 Dec 1946.

1940-10-28 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1941-February-17 Accident: 2 Service Flying Training School Loc: Uplands Ontario Names: Patterson | Phelan
1941-April-26 Accident: 2 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Baxter
1941-June-14 Accident: 2 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Burrows
1942-January-22 Accident: 2 Service Flying Training School Loc: Uplands Aerodrome Names: Godwin | Saunderson
1942-July-30 Accident: 1 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Eccles | Morton
1946-12-11 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for sale. 2019-08-20