Service No: R/198207
Royal Canadian Air Force
Enlisted in 1942
Son of George and Edith Whittingstall, of Mount Dennis, Ontario, Canada.
Age 20
He attended Bala Ave. Public School and York Memorial Collegiate.
He is commemorated on page 477 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance and on a plaque in Bala Ave. Public School. There is a Tribute to him on the Roll Call of Honour website.
Calvin died when his Halifax Bomber LL505 crashed on a ridge between Great Carrs and Swirl How while on a night navigation exercise. The other crew members killed in this crash were:
F/O J A Johnston RCAF .. of Carp, Ontario .. age 27
F/O F A Bell RCAF .. of Hampton, New Brunswick ..age 33
P/O R N Whitley RCAF .. of Regina, Saskatchewan ..age 20
Sgt H E Pyche RCAF .. of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia .. age 21
Sgt D F Titt RCAF .. of Rockwood, Ontario .. age 19
Sgt G Riddoch RCAF .. of Sarnia, Ontario .. age 20
Sgt W B Ferguson RAF .. of Caldercruix, Scotland .. age 19
There is a Memorial to the crew at the site of the crash on Great Carrs in the Lake District.
Royal Canadian Air Force
Enlisted in 1942
Son of George and Edith Whittingstall, of Mount Dennis, Ontario, Canada.
Age 20
He attended Bala Ave. Public School and York Memorial Collegiate.
He is commemorated on page 477 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance and on a plaque in Bala Ave. Public School. There is a Tribute to him on the Roll Call of Honour website.
Calvin died when his Halifax Bomber LL505 crashed on a ridge between Great Carrs and Swirl How while on a night navigation exercise. The other crew members killed in this crash were:
F/O J A Johnston RCAF .. of Carp, Ontario .. age 27
F/O F A Bell RCAF .. of Hampton, New Brunswick ..age 33
P/O R N Whitley RCAF .. of Regina, Saskatchewan ..age 20
Sgt H E Pyche RCAF .. of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia .. age 21
Sgt D F Titt RCAF .. of Rockwood, Ontario .. age 19
Sgt G Riddoch RCAF .. of Sarnia, Ontario .. age 20
Sgt W B Ferguson RAF .. of Caldercruix, Scotland .. age 19
There is a Memorial to the crew at the site of the crash on Great Carrs in the Lake District.
Service No: R/198207
Royal Canadian Air Force
Enlisted in 1942
Son of George and Edith Whittingstall, of Mount Dennis, Ontario, Canada.
Age 20
He attended Bala Ave. Public School and York Memorial Collegiate.
He is commemorated on page 477 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance and on a plaque in Bala Ave. Public School. There is a Tribute to him on the Roll Call of Honour website.
Calvin died when his Halifax Bomber LL505 crashed on a ridge between Great Carrs and Swirl How while on a night navigation exercise. The other crew members killed in this crash were:
F/O J A Johnston RCAF .. of Carp, Ontario .. age 27
F/O F A Bell RCAF .. of Hampton, New Brunswick ..age 33
P/O R N Whitley RCAF .. of Regina, Saskatchewan ..age 20
Sgt H E Pyche RCAF .. of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia .. age 21
Sgt D F Titt RCAF .. of Rockwood, Ontario .. age 19
Sgt G Riddoch RCAF .. of Sarnia, Ontario .. age 20
Sgt W B Ferguson RAF .. of Caldercruix, Scotland .. age 19
There is a Memorial to the crew at the site of the crash on Great Carrs in the Lake District.
Royal Canadian Air Force
Enlisted in 1942
Son of George and Edith Whittingstall, of Mount Dennis, Ontario, Canada.
Age 20
He attended Bala Ave. Public School and York Memorial Collegiate.
He is commemorated on page 477 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance and on a plaque in Bala Ave. Public School. There is a Tribute to him on the Roll Call of Honour website.
Calvin died when his Halifax Bomber LL505 crashed on a ridge between Great Carrs and Swirl How while on a night navigation exercise. The other crew members killed in this crash were:
F/O J A Johnston RCAF .. of Carp, Ontario .. age 27
F/O F A Bell RCAF .. of Hampton, New Brunswick ..age 33
P/O R N Whitley RCAF .. of Regina, Saskatchewan ..age 20
Sgt H E Pyche RCAF .. of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia .. age 21
Sgt D F Titt RCAF .. of Rockwood, Ontario .. age 19
Sgt G Riddoch RCAF .. of Sarnia, Ontario .. age 20
Sgt W B Ferguson RAF .. of Caldercruix, Scotland .. age 19
There is a Memorial to the crew at the site of the crash on Great Carrs in the Lake District.
Gravesite Details
Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.), Royal Canadian Air Force. Age: 20.
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