Corporal Dube was seriously injured in the crash of Canso A 9807 and the lone survivor from his crew
Dube, Urbain Edmond Antoine (Corporal)
Survived 1943-May-05
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Service
RCAF
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5 (BR) Sqn- Squadron
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RCAF Station Gander, Newfoundland
Rank
Corporal
Position
2nd Flight Engineer
Service Numbers
R/63059
Crew or Other Personnel
Canso 9807
Accident Card - Consolidated Canso A serial:9807
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-May-05. Cnso A s/n 9807.
This accident involved 7 people. Cleeland JR, Millar JH, Casey BA, Barsalou JP, Morrice AF, Stallwood JB, Dube UEA
This accident had 6 fatalities. Pilot Officer James Herbert Millar RCAF Killed in Action service no:J/20859 Canso 9807, Warrant Officer 1 Alexander Frederick Morrice RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/93368 Canso 9807, Flight Lieutenant Jean Paul Barsalou RCAF Killed in Action service no:C/1237 Canso 9807, Flying Officer James Rayson Wallace Cleeland RCAF Killed in Action service no:J/11797 Canso 9807, Sergeant John Benjamin Stallwood RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/122657 Canso 9807, Flight Lieutenant Brian Anthony Casey RCAF Killed in Action service no:C/1061 Canso 9807
Mission
Canso A 9807
Reconnaissance 1943-May-05 to 1943-May-05
5 (BR) Sqn (RCAF) RCAF Station Gander, Newfoundland
5 (BR) Squadron, RCAF Station Gander, Newfoundland. Canso A 9807 F was outward-bound on an anti-submarine patrol when it crashed into bush immediately after take-off from Gander Newfoundland. The aircraft was completely demolished by the crash and the subsequent explosion of fuel and depth charges, killing six of the seven aircrew aboard
Flight Lieutenant Brian Anthony Casey MiD (RCAF), Flight Lieutenant Jean Paul Barsalou (RCAF), Flying Officer James Rayson Wallace Cleeland (RCAF), Pilot Officer James Herbert Millar (RCAF), Warrant Officer Class 2 Alexander Frederick Morrice (RCAF) and Sergeant John Benjamin Stallwood (RCAF) were all killed in action
Corporal Urbaine Edmond Antoine Dube (RCAF) survived the crash, seriously injured
The cause of the loss of this aircraft was not determined but a recommendation was made that a Canso should not be fully loaded at take-off if the wind conditions are too "rough" or strong
Quietus Last Flight, Accident Proneness in WWII, Wartime Aviation Stories on the Canadian Home Front by Anne Gafiuk, Chapter 6
RCAF Squadrons and Aircraft by Samuel Kostinuk and John Griffin, page 26
RCAF Canso 9807 (DfAp-07) - Plane Crash Girl.ca
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Canso serial: 9807
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
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Canso 9807
Canso A 9807
Served with No. 5 (BR) Squadron in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, or Quebec, coded "F". Crashed near Gander in early 1943 (or 1944?). To No. 19 Sub Repair Depot at RCAF Station Gander, Newfoundland on 6 May 1943. Wreckage still on site in 2012.{{link,canadaprimary,https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c5933/2006,RCAF - Accident Investigation File}}
1943-02-12 Taken on Strength Eastern Air Command 2019-08-20
1943-May-05 Accident: 5 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Barsalou | Casey | Cleeland | Dube | Millar | Morrice | Stallwood
1944-03-20 Struck off Strength Struck off, reduced to spares and produce 2019-08-20
Canso 9807 A - Reconnaissance - 1943-05-05 to 1943-05-05
Squadron: 5 (BR) Sqn (RCAF)
Start Date: 1943-05-05
Completion Date: 1943-05-05
Mission: Reconnaissance
Operation: unspecified
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Base: RCAF Station Gander, Newfoundland
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Crash City: Canada
Crash Specifics: shortly after take-off at RCAF Station Gander, Newfoundland
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
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War Diary Unavailable
6 Bomber Group May 5, 1943
3 Wellingtons from 426 and 429 Squadrons were ordered out on a sea search. All crews returned safely, but unsuccessful. Richard Koval (6bombergroup.ca)
5 (BR) Squadron, RCAF Station Gander, Newfoundland. Canso A 9807 F was outward-bound on an anti-submarine patrol when it crashed into bush immediately after take-off from Gander Newfoundland. The aircraft was completely demolished by the crash and the subsequent explosion of fuel and depth charges, killing six of the seven aircrew aboard
Flight Lieutenant Brian Anthony Casey MiD (RCAF), Flight Lieutenant Jean Paul Barsalou (RCAF), Flying Officer James Rayson Wallace Cleeland (RCAF), Pilot Officer James Herbert Millar (RCAF), Warrant Officer Class 2 Alexander Frederick Morrice (RCAF) and Sergeant John Benjamin Stallwood (RCAF) were all killed in action
Corporal Urbaine Edmond Antoine Dube (RCAF) survived the crash, seriously injured
The cause of the loss of this aircraft was not determined but a recommendation was made that a Canso should not be fully loaded at take-off if the wind conditions are too "rough" or strong
Quietus Last Flight, Accident Proneness in WWII, Wartime Aviation Stories on the Canadian Home Front by Anne Gafiuk, Chapter 6
RCAF Squadrons and Aircraft by Samuel Kostinuk and John Griffin, page 26
RCAF Canso 9807 (DfAp-07) - Plane Crash Girl.ca
Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso) I Bureau of Aircraft Accidents...