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1 DowdingJohn FrederickP/O
KIFA
Age 17
J46041AGRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
3B&GS (RCAF)
1AGTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
19OTU (RAF)
19OTU (RAF) Last Flight
X
X
Bolinbroke
X
X
Wellington & Whitley
Whitley AD685
4 Aug 1943 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Sarnia, Ontario
20 Sep 1943 - Regina, Saskatchewan
13 March 1944 - Macdonald, Manitoba
21 June 1944 - Maintland, Nova Scotia
Aug 1944 - Bournemouth, UK
8 Aug 1944 - RAF Kinloss, Scotland
17 Oct 1944 - Crashed during training mission
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row A. Grave 8. United Kingdom.
Son of Ivan Louis and Rhea Jean (nee Khron) Dowding, of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
Brother of J/16027 S/L Harry James Dowding DFC & bar.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
2 OlmsteadLeslie JohnSgt
KIFA
Age 29
R213888BARCAF
3WS (RCAF)
2ITS (RCAF)
8B&GS (RCAF)
2AOS (RCAF)
4AGTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
2(O)AFU (RAF)
19OTU (RAF)
19OTU (RAF) Last Flight
X
Moth
X
Bolinbroke
Anson
X
X
Anson
Wellington & Whitley
Whitley AD685
30 March 1943 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Regina, Saskatchewan
28 May 1943 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
25 July 1943 - Regina, Saskatchewan
30 Oct 1943 - Lethbridge, Alberta
13 Feb 1944 - Edmonton, Alberta
8 Apr 1944 - Valleyfield, Quebec
3 June 1944 - Bournemouth, UK
4 July 1944 - RAF Shalloch-on-Minnoch, South Ayrshire
8 Aug 1944 - RAF Kinloss, Scotland
17 Oct 1944 - Crashed during training mission
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row A. Grave 6. United Kingdom.
Son of John Haviland and Katherine Emily (nee Hathaway) Olmstead, of Edmonton, Alberta; Husband of Katherine Laura (nee Cain) Olmstead, of Estlin, Saskatchewan, Canada. Father of John Alexander Olmstead.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
3 ReedKennethP/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 27
J28669PLTRCAF
3MD (RCAF)
4ITS (RCAF)
5EFTS (RCAF)
3SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
61Base (RCAF)
14(P)AFU (RAF)
19OTU (RAF)
19OTU (RAF) Last Flight
X
X
X
Cornell
Anson & Crane
X
X
Oxford
Wellington & Whitley
Whitley AD685
16 Apr 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Edmonton, Alberta
30 July 1942 - Edmonton, Alberta
8 Nov 1942 - Edmonton, Alberta
6 Feb 1943 - Rivers, Manitoba
4 Apr 1943 - Calgary, Alberta
10 Nov 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
16 Feb 1944 - RAF Wombleton, North Yorkshire
28 March 1944 - RAF Banf, Banffshire, Scotland
8 Aug 1944 - RAF Kinloss, Scotland
17 Oct 1944 - Crashed during training mission. Aircraft took off at 19h06 on a night cross country training mission. Radio contact was lost at 21h22. Another unit aircraft earlier in the area reported heavy cloud 3/10 with tops varying from 12,000 to 18,000 feet with frequent lightning flashes. Updated report called for heavy rain in thunderstorm with winds gusting. It is believed the pilot got disoriented in cloud and loss control.
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row A. Grave 5. United Kingdom.
Son of Thomas Matthew and Ethel (nee Witty) Reed, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
4 SunstrumAlexander LorneP/O
KIFA
Age 22
J46038AGRCAF
2MD (RCAF)
7ITS (RCAF)
15EFTS (RCAF)
11SFTS (RCAF)
RCAF
3B&GS (RCAF)
1AGTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
19OTU (RAF)
19OTU (RAF) Last Flight
X
X
X
Cornell
Harvard
X
Bolinbroke
X
X
Wellington & Whitley
Whitley AD685
18 Dec 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF - North Bay, Ontario
18 May 1943 - Brandon, Manitoba
27 June 1943 - Saskatoon. Saskatchewan
5 Sep 1943 - Regina, Saskatchewan
14 Nov 1943 - Yorkton, Saskatchewan
10 March 1944 - Failed Pilot Training. Remustered to Air Gunner
11 March 1944 - MacDonald, Manitoba
17 June 1944 - Maitland, Nova Scotia
19 July 1944 - Bournemouth, UK
8 Aug 1944 - RAF Kinloss, Scotland
17 Oct 1944 - Crashed during training mission
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row A. Grave 9. United Kingdom.
Son of Alexander and Jeanne (nee Core) Sunstrum, of Cochrane, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
5 WallWalter DouglasP/O
F/O

KIFA
Age 20
J41664NAVRCAF
5MD (RCAF)
7ITS (RCAF)
6EFTS (RCAF)
2MD (RCAF)
7AOS (RCAF)
1AGTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
8(O)AFU (RAF)
19OTU (RAF)
19OTU (RAF) Last Flight
X
X
X
Cornell
X
Anson
X
X
Anson
Wellington & Whitley
Whitley AD685
1 Dec 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario
5 March 1943 - Lachine Quebec
30 May 1943 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
8 Aug 1943 - Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
3 Sep 1943 - Failed Pilot Training - Brandon, Manitoba
19 Sep 1943 - Remustered to Navigator - Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
26 Feb 1944 - Maitland, Nova Scotia
19 Apr 1944 - Bournemouth, UK
11 July 1944 - RAF Mona, Anglesey, Wales
8 Aug 1944 - RAF Kinloss, Scotland
17 Oct 1944 - Crashed during training mission

Aircraft took off at 19h06 on a night cross country training mission. Radio contact was lost at 21h22. Another unit aircraft earlier in the area reported heavy cloud 3/10 with tops varying from 12,000 to 18,000 feet with frequent lightning flashes. Updated report called for heavy rain in thunderstorm with winds gusting. It is believed the pilot got disoriented in cloud and loss control.
Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row A. Grave 7. United Kingdom. Epitaph: HE MAKETH ME TO LIE DOWN IN GREEN PASTURES
Son of Walter Alexander and Isobelle (nee McCaughey) Wall, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)

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