Birth Date: 1914-September-18
Born:
Edward Joe & Florence E. Dewhurst
Home: Hobart, Tasmania
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RAAF
Unit
20 (MP) Sqn- Squadron (RAAF)
Base
RAAF Stn. Cairns Australia
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Sergeant
Service Numbers
5219
Hobart, Tasmania
20 Squadron RAAF Catalina (PBY-5) aircraft A24-22 caught fire and crashed while on a reconnaissance patrol over the Solomon Sea and crashed 30 miles SE of Gasmata, New Britain. The entire crew was missing, presumed killed
Sergeant JE Dewhurst (RAAF) has no known grave and is commemorated on page 153 of the 1943 Canadian Book of Remembrance
Monument at Australian War Memorial, Campbell, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Pan 101
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
Aviation Heritage Museum
Catalina - ADF Serials
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
www.findagrave.com
Canso PBY
Wikipedia Canso PBY