Flight Sergeant
Service Number: R/123271
Royal Canadian Air Force
Enlisted Aug. 6, 1941 at Toronto, Ontario
He was the son of William Sloan and Annie Crawford (nee Robertson Prentice, of Toronto, Ontario. He had attended Scarborough Collegiate from 1936 - 1941.
He died when Lysander aircraft #1540 crashed near Shedden, Ontario during a training exercise. They had been towing drogues for an air to air firing exercise. When it was finished the aircraft broke away and 15 minutes later was seen to take a sharp dive and crash.
Corporal Kenneth Elgin Nicholson was killed in the same crash.
Robert is commemorated on page 204 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. There is a Tribute to him on the Roll Call of Honour website.
Service Number: R/123271
Royal Canadian Air Force
Enlisted Aug. 6, 1941 at Toronto, Ontario
He was the son of William Sloan and Annie Crawford (nee Robertson Prentice, of Toronto, Ontario. He had attended Scarborough Collegiate from 1936 - 1941.
He died when Lysander aircraft #1540 crashed near Shedden, Ontario during a training exercise. They had been towing drogues for an air to air firing exercise. When it was finished the aircraft broke away and 15 minutes later was seen to take a sharp dive and crash.
Corporal Kenneth Elgin Nicholson was killed in the same crash.
Robert is commemorated on page 204 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. There is a Tribute to him on the Roll Call of Honour website.
Flight Sergeant
Service Number: R/123271
Royal Canadian Air Force
Enlisted Aug. 6, 1941 at Toronto, Ontario
He was the son of William Sloan and Annie Crawford (nee Robertson Prentice, of Toronto, Ontario. He had attended Scarborough Collegiate from 1936 - 1941.
He died when Lysander aircraft #1540 crashed near Shedden, Ontario during a training exercise. They had been towing drogues for an air to air firing exercise. When it was finished the aircraft broke away and 15 minutes later was seen to take a sharp dive and crash.
Corporal Kenneth Elgin Nicholson was killed in the same crash.
Robert is commemorated on page 204 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. There is a Tribute to him on the Roll Call of Honour website.
Service Number: R/123271
Royal Canadian Air Force
Enlisted Aug. 6, 1941 at Toronto, Ontario
He was the son of William Sloan and Annie Crawford (nee Robertson Prentice, of Toronto, Ontario. He had attended Scarborough Collegiate from 1936 - 1941.
He died when Lysander aircraft #1540 crashed near Shedden, Ontario during a training exercise. They had been towing drogues for an air to air firing exercise. When it was finished the aircraft broke away and 15 minutes later was seen to take a sharp dive and crash.
Corporal Kenneth Elgin Nicholson was killed in the same crash.
Robert is commemorated on page 204 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. There is a Tribute to him on the Roll Call of Honour website.
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Advertisement
