Training Casualties
Training Casualties
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| Abbreviations Used | Stands For | Total Number Killed |
| RAAF | Royal Australian Air Force | Five (5) |
| RAF | Royal Air Force | Seven (7) |
| RAFVR | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | Twenty-Nine (29) |
| RCAF | Royal Canadian Air Force | Sixty-Eight (68) |
| RNZAF | Royal New Zealand Air Force | One (1) |
1941
| DATE | NAME | SERVICE | SERVICE NUMBER | RANK |
| October 23rd | BOYD, John Fisher (Pilot) | RCAF | J/5290 | Pilot Officer |
| " " | KIRSCH, Abie (WAG) | RCAF | R/77426 | Sergeant |
| " " | MORRIS, Albert James | RAFVR | GB937761 | Leading Aircraftman |
| " " | WAINWRIGHT, Alan Ewart Gilbert (OB) | RCAF | J/7806 | Pilot Officer |
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: The crew of Hudson AN895 were engaged in a final night training exercise when their aircraft crashed and burned when the pilot attempted a forced landing at D'Abord La Ploufle, near Cartierville, Quebec. |
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| October 23rd | HORNSEY, Norman Leonard | RAF | GB570784 | Sergeant |
| " " | LUARD, Richard Aubrey (OB) | RCAF | J/7801 | Pilot Officer |
| " " | KELLEY, Robert Frederick (WAG) | RCAF | R/83547 | Sergeant |
| " " | O'HANLEY, Charles Beeching (Pilot) | RCAF | J/5296 | Pilot Officer |
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: Hudson AM896 was on the final long-distance exercise prior to being ferried across the Atlantic when it flew into the ground and disintegrated at Great Village, NS. |
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| October 25th | GILL, Douglas Roy (WAG) | RCAF | R/87580 | Sergeant |
| " " | NOWOSAD, August (OB) | RCAF | J/7649 | Pilot Officer |
| " " | SHELLSHEAR, Thomas Douglas | RCAF | J/5500 | Pilot Officer |
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: Hudson AM886 was on a cross-country training flight when they crashed at the lower end of Big Tupper Lake, Altamount, Franklin County, New York. |
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| October 30th | MARSH, Ernest Walter | RAF | GB627700 | Aircraftman, Class 1 |
| December 14th | BIRD, Maurice Edward | RAFVR | GB114172 | Pilot Officer |
| " " | BLYTH, Kenneth Whinray | RAFVR | GB136159 | Pilot Officer |
| " " | PICKLES, Amos | RAFVR | GB114173 | Pilot Officer |
| " " | ROURKE, Clyde Burton | RCAF | R/90074 | Sergeant |
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: Hudson BW382 failed to return from a local flying exercise. |
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1942
| DATE | NAME | SERVICE | SERVICE NUMBER | RANK |
| March 21st | MILLER, Percy William Edward | RAF | GB641485 | Leading Aircraftman |
| May 9th | MONTGOMERY, Alexander Restoul (WAG) | RCAF | J/10018 | Pilot Officer |
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: Hudson FH269 went missing off Gander, NFLD. |
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| May 30th | HOFFMAN, Albert (Pilot) | RCAF | J/9477 | Pilot Officer |
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: P/O Hoffman was killed in Hudson AM737 while attempting a single-engine landing. He had to go around again to avoid an aircraft on the runway, the Hudson went out of control and crashed into some woods at the aerodrome boundary at Debert. The other members of the crew were as follows: Sgt. William Divers EARL (GB1076620) (Obs.) and Sgt. Arthur Charles NORRIS (AUS411046) (WAG). |
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| June 7th | CREIGHTON, John Traquair (Pilot) | RCAF | J/9368 | Pilot Officer |
| " " | KING, Neil Danskine (Wop/AG) | RAAF | AUS411147 | Sergeant |
| " " | LENNON, Dermot Henry (Obs.) | RAFVR | GB1138701 | Sergeant |
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: The crew of Hudson AM721 were engaged in a photography exercise when their aircraft struck high ground and disintegrated whilst flying in bad weather at Folly Lake, NS. |
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| June 10th | ADAMS, George | RAFVR | GB1500291 | Aircraftman, Class 1 |
| TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: AC1 Adams drowned in Folly Lake, NS. | ||||
| July 22nd | PLATSON, Paul (Wop/AG) | RCAF | J/11600 | Pilot Officer |
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: P/O Platson was the only casualty when Hudson AM766 crashed into some trees during a radio practice at Wentworth, NS. The other crew members who survived the crash were as follows: P/O Sydney Herbert Brown, RAAF (Pilot) (AUS411118); P/O Bertram Somerville Walker, RAAF (AUS412864) (Obs.) and Sgt. Richard Grand Hopkinson, RCAF (R/100205) (Wop/AG). |
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| August 10th | BURSILL, John Alan (Pilot) | RAAF | AUS411119 | Pilot Officer |
| " " | COOKE, Arnold William (WAG) | RCAF | R/108285 | Sergeant |
| " " | HOBSON, John Kenneth "Jack" (OB) | RCAF | J/11647 | Pilot Officer |
| " " | ROGERS, Paul "Amos" (Staff OB) | RCAF | J/15115 | Pilot Officer |
| " " | VINCENT, Howard James "Jim" (WAG) | RCAF | R/98849 | Sergeant |
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: Hudson BW401 was on a cross-country navigation exercise when the weather conditions deteriorated unexpectedly at base. The aircrew acknowledged an r/t message diverting the aircraft to Charlottetown, PEI. The Hudson struck high ground (Dalhousie Mountain, Near Scotsburn, Pictou County, NS) while in level flight and completely disintegrated. |
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| Sept 13th | CLARKE, Raymond Albert (Pilot) | RAFVR | GB122068 | Pilot Officer |
| " " | HACKETT, James Alfred (Wop/AG) | RCAF | J/12097 | Pilot Officer |
| " " | JOHNSON, James McLean (OB) | RCAF | R/115270 | Sergeant |
| " " | LAGIMODIERE, Donald Roderick (Wop/AG) | RCAF | R/101688 | Sergeant |
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: Hudson AM765 took off on a night cross-country exercise and went down in the sea. |
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| October 11th | RYAN, James Fisher | RAF | GB518866 | Sergeant |
| TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: Drowned. | ||||
| November 13th | BARBER, John (WAG) | RCAF | R/121518 | Sergeant |
| " " | LaFRANCE, Hubert Elias Joseph (AG) | RCAF | R/117314 | Sergeant |
| " " | STRATTON, Charles William | RAFVR | GB1387137 | Sergeant |
| " " | WILLIS, Harold Frederick | RNZAF | NZ415809 | Pilot Officer |
| TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: The crew of Hudson AM892 were returning from a cross-country training exercise and their aircraft was seen to pass over the aerodrome. The aircraft crashed six miles north-east of the aerodrome. | ||||
1943
| DATE | NAME | SERVICE | SERVICE NUMBER | RANK |
| January 27th | BENNETT, Donald Malcolm | RAFVR | GB132403 | Pilot Officer |
| " " | LEADLY, Henry Roy (WAG) | RCAF | R/102352 | Sergeant |
| " " | MARK, Edward (WAG) | RCAF | R/99990 | Flight Sergeant |
| " " | NASH, Edwin James Harold (Pilot) | RAFVR | GB103942 | Pilot Officer |
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: The crew of Hudson AM890 were returning from a navigation exercise and were approaching to land when the aircraft swung through 180 degrees to the left and spun into the ground two miles south-west of the aerodrome at Debert. |
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| January 31st | WILSON, David Leslie Thompson | RCAF | J/13633 | Pilot Officer |
| TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: Death by natural causes while in the Camp Hill Hospital at Halifax, NS. | ||||
| April 8th | ELLIOTT, Percy William | RAAF | AUS425289 | Sergeant |
| " " | HYLAND, Thomas Vincent (Pilot) | RCAF | R/128953 | Sergeant |
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: Sgt. Hyland and Sgt. Elliott were engaged in a navigation exercise and were killed when Hudson FK408 crashed near Sydney, NS. |
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| April 19th | BURNS, Philip Maxwell | RAAF | AUS421242 | Sergeant |
| " " | GIILLIS, John Archibald (WAG) | RCAF | R/104470 | Sergeant |
| " " | HOWARD-BANGS, Jeffrey | RAF | GB49980 | Pilot Officer |
| " " | LONGSTAFF, Arnold | RAF | GB645930 | Sergeant |
| TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: Hudson AM773 was lost during a patrol. | ||||
| May 15th | CARTER, Henry Hamilton (WAG) | RCAF | R/160385 | Sergeant |
| " " | DIXEY, Eric Rowland (Pilot) | RAFVR | GB1339314 | Sergeant |
| " " | HORSLEY, Reginald Carl (WAG) | RCAF | R/165007 | Sergeant |
| " " | McDOWELL, William Lloyd (Nav.) | RCAF | R/153587 | Sergeant |
| TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: Hudson FK468 failed to return from a navigation exercise. | ||||
| June 5th | HADDOW, Alexander Broom (WAG) | RCAF | J/25949 | Pilot Officer |
| " " | MAYHEW, Vernon Earle (Nav.) | RCAF | J/24001 | Pilot Officer |
| " " | McCARRY, James Joseph (Nav.) | RCAF | J/23689 | Pilot Officer |
| " " | SUMMERWILL, John Leslie (Nav.) | RCAF | J/24806 | Pilot Officer |
| " " | URSEL, Clifford Bernard (WAG) | RCAF | J/24803 | Pilot Officer |
| TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: Hudson FK409 failed to return from a navigational exercise. | ||||
| July 20th | HUNN, Raymond Thomas | RAF | GB39528 | Squadron Leader |
| " " | PAPWORTH, Walter Geoffrey Macauley | RAFVR | GB151210 | Pilot Officer |
| TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: Hudson BW777. | ||||
| July 26th | LEGROULX, Claude Oscar (WAG) | RCAF | R/169406 | Sergeant |
| " " | L'HEUREUX, Joseph Maurice Claude (WAG) | RCAF | R/171487 | Sergeant |
| " " | MacLEOD, Allan Allister (WAG) | RCAF | R/54058 | Warrant Officer, Class 1 |
| " " | MUSK, Gordon Wilfred John | RAFVR | GB1425245 | Aircraftman, Class 1 |
| " " | PARR, Ronald James | RAFVR | GB151497 | Pilot Officer |
| " " | SMITH, Edward | RAFVR | GB152064 | Pilot Officer |
| TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: Hudson FK539 were engaged in a cross-country exercise when their aircraft crashed and burned atop a 1,000 foot mountain peak near Mabou Mines, Cape Breton, NS | ||||
| August 9th | HENEAGE, James Frederick | RAFVR | GB1135359 | Aircraftman, Class 1 |
| August 21st | MARSHALL, Leslie | RAFVR | GB1493604 | Sergeant |
| TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: Hudson BW432. | ||||
| August 28th | CRUMMEY, Cyril Burton (AG) | RAFVR | GB798658 | Sergeant |
| " " | IMPEY, Frank Eric | RAFVR | GB15101 | Pilot Officer |
| " " | OAKLEY, Stanley John | RAFVR | GB1577167 | Sergeant |
| " " | STEVENS, John Bede Polding | RAAF | AUS412742 | Sergeant |
| TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: Hudson EW873. | ||||
| Sept. 22nd | CREIGHTON, John (WAG) | RCAF | R/85570 | Flight Sergeant |
| " " | LAMBERT, Bryan Waldo (Nav.) | RAFVR | GB1388658 | Sergeant |
| " " | McHARDY, Stanley Swanston (WAG) | RCAF | R/120022 | Flight Sergeant |
| " " | POYNTZ, Stewart Wogan (Pilot) | RAFVR | GB1518262 | Sergeant |
| TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: Hudson AM755 crashed just after take-off one mile west of the aerodrome at Debert. | ||||
| October 30th | FRASER, Harold Seymour Thomas (Wop/AG) | RCAF | R/76056 | Sergeant |
| " " | HORTON, Arthur John (Wop/AG) | RCAF | R/124761 | Sergeant |
| " " | PATTISON, Eric (Nav.) | RAFVR | GB1558917 | Sergeant |
| " " | YOUNG, Alan Wilmot (Pilot) | RCAF | R/159283 | Sergeant |
| TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: Hudson AM773 was lost during a patrol. | ||||
1944
| DATE | NAME | SERVICE | SERVICE NUMBER | RANK |
| January 6th | GORDON, John Alastair (Pilot) | RCAF | GB152700 | Pilot Officer |
| TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: Hudson AM764 crashed near Dodderidge, Nova Scotia whilst carrying out descent through cloud procedure. Also aboard the aircraft were the following personnel: Sgt. Douglas JEFFREY, RAAF (AUS427483) (Nav.B); Sgt. Brian Christian Jensen GERTIE, RNZAF (NZ422683) (WAG) and Sgt. James Alfred EASTON, RNZAF (NZ417154) (WAG). | ||||
| January 29th | BATES, Michael Joseph (WAG) | RCAF | R/183305 | Sergeant |
| " " | BODELL, Edwin John (WAG) | RCAF | R/151197 | Sergeant |
| " " | CLARK, William | RAFVR | GB1564312 | Sergeant |
| " " | HARRISON, William | RAFVR | GB1339314 | Sergeant |
| TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: Hudson AF547 failed to return from a training exercise. | ||||
| Feb. 21st | BRYANT, James Roy (WAG) | RCAF | R/67217 | Flight Sergeant |
| " " | FITZNER, Carl Patrick (WAG) | RCAF | R/183177 | Sergeant |
| " " | JONAS, Geoffrey Allan (Pilot) | RAFVR | GB1523237 | Sergeant |
| " " | ROBISON, Donald (Nav.B) | RAFVR | GB1457997 | Sergeant |
| TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: Hudson AM729 failed to return from a training flight. | ||||
| April 2nd | HORTON, Ian McLane (Pilot) | RCAF | J/35567 | Flying Officer |
| " " | KEEGAN, Charles Clement (WAG) | RCAF | R/185401 | Flight Sergeant |
| " " | RENAUD, Joseph Alaric Roland (AG) | RCAF | R/141551 | Flight Sergeant |
| " " | ROBERTSON, Ian (Nav.B) | RCAF | J/38435 | Pilot Officer |
| TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: Hudson FK541 crashed in the sea during a night training exercise. | ||||
| April 15th | CLOUTIER, Albert Edward (AG) | RCAF | R/184360 | Sergeant |
| " " | GIBSON, Joseph Wilson (Pilot) | RCAF | J/36962 | Pilot Officer |
| " " | MacDONALD, Ian Alistair (Pilot) | RCAF | J/37607 | Pilot Officer |
| " " | REYNOLD, Douglas Glen (Nav. B) | RCAF | J/38692 | Flying Officer |
| " " | STEWART, George Albert (Wop/AG) | RCAF | R/191672 | Sergeant |
| " " | WARWICK, Murray Alfred (Nav. B) | RCAF | J/38207 | Pilot Officer |
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: The crew of Hudson AM902 had just dropped some depth charges when the aircraft was seen to plunge into the sea in Minas Basin, NS. |
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| Nov. 30th | BENNETT, Kenneth Brian (Nav.) | RCAF | J/47955 | Flying Officer |
| " " | BREADNER, Donald Lloyd (Pilot) | RCAF | J/43299 | Pilot Officer |
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: F/O Bennett and P/O Breadner were killed when Mosquito KB278 struck a hill three miles north of Westchester, NS. |
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1945
| DATE | NAME | SERVICE | SERVICE NUMBER | RANK |
| Feb. 20th | CLARK, William Reed (Aero Engine Mechine) | RCAF | R/90589 | Leading Aircraftman |
| " " | CORBETT, Vaughan Bowerman, DFC (Pilot) | RCAF | C/299 | Group Captain |
| " " | FISHER, John Allan (Meteorologist) | RCAF | 10194 | Sergeant |
| " " | WARRELL, William Cochrane (Air Frame Mechine) | RCAF | R/117358 | Leading Aircraftman |
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: Bolingbroke 9179 crashed shortly after take-off, two miles west of Bagotville, Quebec. |
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| April 18th | BALKWILL, Stanley Herbert, DFM (Pilot) | RCAF | J/17111 | Flight Lieutenant |
| " " | RICHARD, Joseph Regis (Aero Engine Mechanic) (passenger) | RCAF | R/73359 | Corporal |
| TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: Mosquito 968 crashed one mile south-east of Truro, NS. | ||||
| May 22nd | MacDONALD, Ian Alastair Norman | RAFVR | GB1820164 | Sergeant |
| TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: Mosquito KB144 | ||||
| June 25th | SWIFT, Thomas Charles Victor Morris (Nav.) | RCAF | R/273980 | Flight Sergeant |
| " " | WHITE, William Thomas (Pilot) | RCAF | J/39530 | Flying Officer |
| TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: Mosquito KB170 and Mosquito KB303 were engaged in low level formation flying when they collided in mid-air. The tail section of KB170 was cut off and the aircraft crashed four miles south of Hantsport, NS killing F/S Swift and F/O White. | ||||
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