On 2 February 1968, four Canadian servicemen were killed in the line of duty at CFB Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
From the 10 Nov 2018 issue of the 'Chronicle Herald' newspaper:-
"On Friday, Feb. 2, 1968, three Tracker aircraft left Shearwater (Nova Scotia) on weekend trips designed to give young naval pilots more time at the controls. Two of those flights were uneventful but the third plane, while readying to land at CFB Downsview in Toronto, developed engine trouble and crashed, killing all on board."
The casualties of the tragic crash of the third 'Tracker' were-
Sub-Lieutenant Preben Ejgil KAERSVANG,
Sub-Lieutenant William John BOLES,
Able Seaman Michael SCHOFIELD and
Lieutenant Murray George McRADU.
Military Service:-
Rank: Sub-Lieutenant
Trade: Pilot
Service Number: 07415
Age: 24
Force: Navy
Unit: 32 Utility Squadron, RCN
Division: VS 880 [a fixed wing operational squadron of 12 pilots at CFB Shearwater]
He enlisted on 3 September 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Son of Edward Vernon and Catherine (née Ferguson) Boles of Hamilton; husband of Barbara Ann (née Molato) Boles of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia; brother of Margaret, Barbara Ann and James E. Boles; father of one son.
Sub-Lieutenant William John Boles is commemorated on Page 143 of the 'In the Service of Canada' Book of Remembrance.
And a marble plaque to honour the memory of these four young men will be placed at the Shearwater Aviation Museum, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
From the 10 Nov 2018 issue of the 'Chronicle Herald' newspaper:-
"On Friday, Feb. 2, 1968, three Tracker aircraft left Shearwater (Nova Scotia) on weekend trips designed to give young naval pilots more time at the controls. Two of those flights were uneventful but the third plane, while readying to land at CFB Downsview in Toronto, developed engine trouble and crashed, killing all on board."
The casualties of the tragic crash of the third 'Tracker' were-
Sub-Lieutenant Preben Ejgil KAERSVANG,
Sub-Lieutenant William John BOLES,
Able Seaman Michael SCHOFIELD and
Lieutenant Murray George McRADU.
Military Service:-
Rank: Sub-Lieutenant
Trade: Pilot
Service Number: 07415
Age: 24
Force: Navy
Unit: 32 Utility Squadron, RCN
Division: VS 880 [a fixed wing operational squadron of 12 pilots at CFB Shearwater]
He enlisted on 3 September 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Son of Edward Vernon and Catherine (née Ferguson) Boles of Hamilton; husband of Barbara Ann (née Molato) Boles of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia; brother of Margaret, Barbara Ann and James E. Boles; father of one son.
Sub-Lieutenant William John Boles is commemorated on Page 143 of the 'In the Service of Canada' Book of Remembrance.
And a marble plaque to honour the memory of these four young men will be placed at the Shearwater Aviation Museum, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
On 2 February 1968, four Canadian servicemen were killed in the line of duty at CFB Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
From the 10 Nov 2018 issue of the 'Chronicle Herald' newspaper:-
"On Friday, Feb. 2, 1968, three Tracker aircraft left Shearwater (Nova Scotia) on weekend trips designed to give young naval pilots more time at the controls. Two of those flights were uneventful but the third plane, while readying to land at CFB Downsview in Toronto, developed engine trouble and crashed, killing all on board."
The casualties of the tragic crash of the third 'Tracker' were-
Sub-Lieutenant Preben Ejgil KAERSVANG,
Sub-Lieutenant William John BOLES,
Able Seaman Michael SCHOFIELD and
Lieutenant Murray George McRADU.
Military Service:-
Rank: Sub-Lieutenant
Trade: Pilot
Service Number: 07415
Age: 24
Force: Navy
Unit: 32 Utility Squadron, RCN
Division: VS 880 [a fixed wing operational squadron of 12 pilots at CFB Shearwater]
He enlisted on 3 September 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Son of Edward Vernon and Catherine (née Ferguson) Boles of Hamilton; husband of Barbara Ann (née Molato) Boles of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia; brother of Margaret, Barbara Ann and James E. Boles; father of one son.
Sub-Lieutenant William John Boles is commemorated on Page 143 of the 'In the Service of Canada' Book of Remembrance.
And a marble plaque to honour the memory of these four young men will be placed at the Shearwater Aviation Museum, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
From the 10 Nov 2018 issue of the 'Chronicle Herald' newspaper:-
"On Friday, Feb. 2, 1968, three Tracker aircraft left Shearwater (Nova Scotia) on weekend trips designed to give young naval pilots more time at the controls. Two of those flights were uneventful but the third plane, while readying to land at CFB Downsview in Toronto, developed engine trouble and crashed, killing all on board."
The casualties of the tragic crash of the third 'Tracker' were-
Sub-Lieutenant Preben Ejgil KAERSVANG,
Sub-Lieutenant William John BOLES,
Able Seaman Michael SCHOFIELD and
Lieutenant Murray George McRADU.
Military Service:-
Rank: Sub-Lieutenant
Trade: Pilot
Service Number: 07415
Age: 24
Force: Navy
Unit: 32 Utility Squadron, RCN
Division: VS 880 [a fixed wing operational squadron of 12 pilots at CFB Shearwater]
He enlisted on 3 September 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Son of Edward Vernon and Catherine (née Ferguson) Boles of Hamilton; husband of Barbara Ann (née Molato) Boles of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia; brother of Margaret, Barbara Ann and James E. Boles; father of one son.
Sub-Lieutenant William John Boles is commemorated on Page 143 of the 'In the Service of Canada' Book of Remembrance.
And a marble plaque to honour the memory of these four young men will be placed at the Shearwater Aviation Museum, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
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