Flying Officer Robert Huycke Watt,
Flying Officer James Leonard Norris,
Flight Lieutenant William Joseph Wood,
Sergeant Vernon Rupert Ducklow,
Leading Aircraftman Daniel LEVY and
Leading Aircraftman Richard Brockwell Lowe
all perished when their plane crashed into Mount Ptolemy, Alberta, Canada. They were en route, in their Douglas DC-3 Dakota aircraft, from Comox, British Columbia, their destination Greenwood, Nova Scotia.
Military Service:
Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Service Number: R/262137
Age: 21
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Son of Louis and Anna Levy of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Leading Aircraftman Daniel Levy is commemorated on Page 586 of Canada’s Second World War Book of Remembrance.
F O William James Sealey, F O Robert Huycke Watt, F O James Leonard Norris, F Lt. William John Woods, Sgt.Vernon Rupert Ducklow, LAC Richard Brockwell Lowealso perished when their plane crashed into Mt Ptolemy, Alberta
∼Long Description:
On January 19, 1946,a Royal Canadian Air Force DC-3 (Dakota) left Comox, British Columbia to Greenwood, Nova Scotia. It and its crew of seven were reported missing. It took five days for the Crowsnest Pass Forest Rangers to snowshoe to the crash site because of bad weather. They were guided by the smoke of the burning plane. There were no survivors, the rescue team brought the bodies out on toboggans. The men who lost their lives were: Flying Officer Robert Huycke Watt, Flying Officer James Leonard Norris, Flight Lieutenant William Joesph Woods, Flight Lieutenant William James Sealy, Sergeant Vernon Rupert Ducklow, Leading Aircraftsman Daniel Levy and Leading Aircraftsman Richard Brockwell Lowe.
Date of Crash: 01/19/1946
Aircraft Model: DC-3 (Dakota)
Military or Civilian: Military
Cause of Crash:
The cause of the crash was the plane hitting Mount Ptolemy and crashing in the valley below.
Web Address for Related Web Sites: Not listed
Tail Number: Not listed
Flying Officer Robert Huycke Watt,
Flying Officer James Leonard Norris,
Flight Lieutenant William Joseph Wood,
Sergeant Vernon Rupert Ducklow,
Leading Aircraftman Daniel LEVY and
Leading Aircraftman Richard Brockwell Lowe
all perished when their plane crashed into Mount Ptolemy, Alberta, Canada. They were en route, in their Douglas DC-3 Dakota aircraft, from Comox, British Columbia, their destination Greenwood, Nova Scotia.
Military Service:
Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Service Number: R/262137
Age: 21
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Son of Louis and Anna Levy of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Leading Aircraftman Daniel Levy is commemorated on Page 586 of Canada’s Second World War Book of Remembrance.
F O William James Sealey, F O Robert Huycke Watt, F O James Leonard Norris, F Lt. William John Woods, Sgt.Vernon Rupert Ducklow, LAC Richard Brockwell Lowealso perished when their plane crashed into Mt Ptolemy, Alberta
∼Long Description:
On January 19, 1946,a Royal Canadian Air Force DC-3 (Dakota) left Comox, British Columbia to Greenwood, Nova Scotia. It and its crew of seven were reported missing. It took five days for the Crowsnest Pass Forest Rangers to snowshoe to the crash site because of bad weather. They were guided by the smoke of the burning plane. There were no survivors, the rescue team brought the bodies out on toboggans. The men who lost their lives were: Flying Officer Robert Huycke Watt, Flying Officer James Leonard Norris, Flight Lieutenant William Joesph Woods, Flight Lieutenant William James Sealy, Sergeant Vernon Rupert Ducklow, Leading Aircraftsman Daniel Levy and Leading Aircraftsman Richard Brockwell Lowe.
Date of Crash: 01/19/1946
Aircraft Model: DC-3 (Dakota)
Military or Civilian: Military
Cause of Crash:
The cause of the crash was the plane hitting Mount Ptolemy and crashing in the valley below.
Web Address for Related Web Sites: Not listed
Tail Number: Not listed
Gravesite Details
U.J.P.O.
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