Schiller, Clarence Alvin "Duke"
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-03-13
Birth Date: 1900-June-18
Born: Onawa, Monona County, Iowa, USA
Home: Onawa, Monona County, Iowa, USA
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RAF
Unit
45 Group (RAF)
Base
Dorval, Quebec
Rank
Civilian Pilot (Captain)
Position
Civilian Pilot (Captain)
Service Numbers
First Burial
Royal Naval Cemetery, Ireland Island, Bermuda
CA "Duke" Schiller had previously been a pilot with the Ontario Provincial Air Service (OPAS)
The Firebirds by Bruce West, pages introduction, xii, 37-39, 53, 74, 77-78, 107-108, 112, 133, 139, 237
Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie, pages, 121, 217, 318
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
www.findagrave.comCanso Catalina Mk. IB FP116
Ferry Flight 1943-March-13 to 1943-March-13
45 (T) Group (RAF) Dorval, Quebec
45 Group RAF Transport Command. Catalina aircraft FP 116 crashed into the sea near Bermuda after an engine failure
Canadian civilian Pilot CA "Duke" Schiller, Navigator Sergeant D Wilkie (RAFVR), Newfoundland civilian Radio Officer WB Collins and USAAF Radio Officer JC Ford were all killed in this flying accident
Span class="citation">Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie, page 318
[Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database]...Canso FP116
Consolidated Canso Catalina PBY PB2B A-10 OA-10 Black Cat
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
Canso PBY
Wikipedia Canso PBYCanso FP116 Catalina Mk. IB - Ferry Flight - 1943-03-13 to 1943-03-13
6 Bomber Group March 13, 1943
3 Halifaxes from 408 Squadron were sent out on a sea search. Nothing was sighted and the crews returned to base. Richard Koval (6bombergroup.ca)
45 Group RAF Transport Command. Catalina aircraft FP 116 crashed into the sea near Bermuda after an engine failure
Canadian civilian Pilot CA "Duke" Schiller, Navigator Sergeant D Wilkie (RAFVR), Newfoundland civilian Radio Officer WB Collins and USAAF Radio Officer JC Ford were all killed in this flying accident
Span class="citation">Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie, page 318