Metcalf, Colin (Squadron Leader)
Killed in Action 1943-August-27
Birth Date: 1912
Born:
Parents: Son of Frederick Thomas Metcalf and Jessie Metcalf
Spouse: Husband of Henrietta Margaret Metcalf, of Bramhall, Cheshire
Home: Bramhall, Cheshire, England
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAFVR
Unit
194 (T) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Surrigere colligere To rise and to pick up
Base
RAF Delhi-Palum Station
Rank
Squadron Leader
Position
Service Numbers
78148
Bramhall, Cheshire, England
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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Hudson FK584
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Mission
Hudson MK Vl FK584
Transport 1943-August-27 to 1943-August-27
194 (T) Sqn (RAF) RAF Delhi-Palum Station
194 Squadron RAF (Surrigere colligere) RAF Delhi-Palam, India. Hudson VI aircraft, FK 584 was in the landing approach when it stalled during a flat turn at 80 feet. The aircraft crashed at the Badrauli aerodrome, Allahabad, India, killing 10 of twelve crew and passengers aboard
Pilot Officer W C Walsh (RCAF), Squadron Leader L R C Cartwright (RAFVR)(Can), Pilot Officer K Brookman (RAFVR), Squadron Leader C Metcalf (RAFVR), Flight Sergeant L Yealland (RAFVR), Major-General T G G Heywood (Army), Brigadier H P Radley (Army) and US Civilian R Rand were all killed in action
Of the remaining four passengers aboard, two later died of their injuries and and two were severely injured survivors. These four have not been identified to date
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Hudson serial: FK584
Lockheed Hudson
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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.
Hudson
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