Whittworth, Albert Edmund (Flying Officer)
Killed in Action 1941-March-21
Birth Date: unkown date
Born:
Parents:
Spouse:
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAF
Unit
249 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Pugnis Et Calcibus With fists and heels
Base
RAF Killadeas, Northern Ireland
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
pilot
Service Numbers
33555
Crew or Other Personnel
Canso AM265
Canso serial: AM265
RCAF Canso A (Serial No. 9754), No. 162 Squadron, F/L David Ernest Hornell aircraft.
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 PBY
Harold A Skaarup Web Page