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DAVIS, Charles John
Step 1: Personal Details
| Service Number: | 420864 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | Royal Canadian Air Force Training Units |
| Born: | Waverley, New South Wales, 16 December 1914 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (training air crash), Patricia Bay, British Columbia, Canada, 23 May 1943, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lost Airmen of the Empire, Patricia Bay, Canada |
Biography contributed by John Edwards
Hampden AN142 swung while attempting landing with the starboard engine out, caught fire and burned out - (Information sourced by Doug Rollins)
"...the Hampden Bomber had a known design flaw - the twin rudders were too small and if the pilot tried to bank at slow speed it would “yaw”, slide sideways and often not recover." - Peter Brand
Other Crew members who perished in that accident;
418499 Sgt. Colin Lisle BISHOP (/explore/people/620142) - RAAF of Albury, New South Wales
422565 Sgt. Reginald John HUGHES (/explore/people/633145) - RAAF of Young, New South Wales
1577871 Sgt. Alan Robert MARLOW - RAF of Kettering, Northamptonshire
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