Leading Aircraftman Watson was one of five RAF airmen who lost their lives when their Avro Anson #6767 aircraft crashed near Fingal, Ontario.
The airmen who perished in this accident were-
RAF Corporal Colin James CAMPBELL
RAFVR Flight Lieutenant John Osman David KELLOW
RAFVR Sergeant Edward Alfred DOUGHTY
RAFVR Sergeant Herbert PRESTON and
RAF Leading Aircraftman James WATSON.
Military Service:-
Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Service No: 642809
Age: 23
Service: Royal Air Force
Division: #33 Air Navigation School (ANS); Hamilton (Mount Hope), Ontario
This airman was one of the Royal Air Force personnel who were killed while training at No. 33 Air Navigation School near Hamilton, Ontario.
Son of James and Elizabeth Watson of Droylsden, Manchester, England.
He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Leading Aircraftman Watson was one of five RAF airmen who lost their lives when their Avro Anson #6767 aircraft crashed near Fingal, Ontario.
The airmen who perished in this accident were-
RAF Corporal Colin James CAMPBELL
RAFVR Flight Lieutenant John Osman David KELLOW
RAFVR Sergeant Edward Alfred DOUGHTY
RAFVR Sergeant Herbert PRESTON and
RAF Leading Aircraftman James WATSON.
Military Service:-
Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Service No: 642809
Age: 23
Service: Royal Air Force
Division: #33 Air Navigation School (ANS); Hamilton (Mount Hope), Ontario
This airman was one of the Royal Air Force personnel who were killed while training at No. 33 Air Navigation School near Hamilton, Ontario.
Son of James and Elizabeth Watson of Droylsden, Manchester, England.
He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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