404 Squadron, RCAF

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Re: R.C.A.F. No. 404 Squadron

Post by Temujin » Fri Sep 14, 2018 4:32 pm

georgetanksherman wrote:
Fri Sep 14, 2018 3:24 pm

Bristol Beaufighter, V8211, December 7, 1942
Pilot: P/O J.V. Ensom, J/17054, RCAF, Unknown Hometown
Navigator: J.B. Elder, RAFVR, 922231, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Aircraft for unknown cause nosed over and dived into the ground just after take offon a night flight near Bucksburn, Aberdeen, Scotland. The aircraft crashed between a farm house and the barn, aircraft burned on impact, crew did not survive.
P/O J. V. Ensom, hometown was Toronto, Ontario

Reason for crash on 2nd page
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Re: R.C.A.F. No. 404 Squadron

Post by Ludford 101 » Sat Sep 15, 2018 2:50 pm

georgetanksherman wrote:
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Unknown Info

November 15, 1941
P/O J.G. Dunlop, J/4754, RCAF, Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada.
P/O Dunlop lost his life as a result of injuries received on Active Service on November 15

Died as a result of shock following crash of Blenheim P4845 into stone fence 14 November 1941

September 7, 1943
Cpl E.J.M. Ferrier, R/56640, RCAF, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Killed Overseas, unknown cause[/b]
Struck by propeller of Beaufighter LZ190. I'll let the Form 551 describe all that.
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Re: 404 Squadron, RCAF

Post by sgfsmith » Thu Aug 06, 2020 11:25 am

Hi -
I have a photo of 404 Squadron at Trenton, Ontario. My grandfather was an RCAF chaplain and appears in the photo, so I can only assume he had some affiliation with 404. What's your source for all this information? I would be curious to see if there is any mention of my grandfather, Fl.Lt. Gordon W. Porter.
Thanks very much.
Steve

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Re: 404 Squadron, RCAF

Post by Temujin » Thu Aug 06, 2020 5:17 pm

sgfsmith wrote:
Thu Aug 06, 2020 11:25 am
Hi -
I have a photo of 404 Squadron at Trenton, Ontario. My grandfather was an RCAF chaplain and appears in the photo, so I can only assume he had some affiliation with 404. What's your source for all this information? I would be curious to see if there is any mention of my grandfather, Fl.Lt. Gordon W. Porter.
Thanks very much.
Steve
I’ll have a look to see if I can find his name in any of the 404 Squadron records

Cheers

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