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: Able Seaman
Trade: Technician
Service Number: 62573H
Age: 21
Force: Navy
Unit: 32 Utility Squadron, RCN
He enlisted on 18 September 1964 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Only child of Frederick and Marion Isobel (née Johnson) Schofield of Islington, Ontario. 21-year-old Able Seaman Schofield was headed home to Toronto to celebrate his grandmother's 80th birthday.
Able Seaman Michael Schofield is commemorated on Page 142 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: Able Seaman
Trade: Technician
Service Number: 62573H
Age: 21
Force: Navy
Unit: 32 Utility Squadron, RCN
He enlisted on 18 September 1964 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Only child of Frederick and Marion Isobel (née Johnson) Schofield of Islington, Ontario. 21-year-old Able Seaman Schofield was headed home to Toronto to celebrate his grandmother's 80th birthday.
Able Seaman Michael Schofield is commemorated on Page 142 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: Able Seaman
Trade: Technician
Service Number: 62573H
Age: 21
Force: Navy
Unit: 32 Utility Squadron, RCN
He enlisted on 18 September 1964 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Only child of Frederick and Marion Isobel (née Johnson) Schofield of Islington, Ontario. 21-year-old Able Seaman Schofield was headed home to Toronto to celebrate his grandmother's 80th birthday.
Able Seaman Michael Schofield is commemorated on Page 142 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: Able Seaman
Trade: Technician
Service Number: 62573H
Age: 21
Force: Navy
Unit: 32 Utility Squadron, RCN
He enlisted on 18 September 1964 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Only child of Frederick and Marion Isobel (née Johnson) Schofield of Islington, Ontario. 21-year-old Able Seaman Schofield was headed home to Toronto to celebrate his grandmother's 80th birthday.
Able Seaman Michael Schofield is commemorated on Page 142 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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