Leading Aircraftman Steelman, born in Hammond, Indiana, USA, residing temporarily in the YMCA in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, was a commercial artist by trade; he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force on 21 Jan 1942 in Windsor.
Son of Berton John and Harriet Louise (née Potter) Steelman of Forest Avenue in Hammond.
Leading Aircraftman Richard Berton Steelman is commemorated on Page 216 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Details about the aircraft accident that claimed his life……
16 Service Flying School's Avro Anson RCAF (#8266) training aircraft, with an aircrew of three which included the pilot and two student pilots [under training], took off from RCAF Hagersville, Ontario, for a pilot training flight. Tragically, 8266 crashed near Guelph, Ontario, taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in this accident were-
RCAF Pilot Officer John CASKIE,
American RCAF Leading Aircraftman Lester Charles JONES and
American RCAF Leading Aircraftman Richard Berton STEELMAN.
Son of Berton John and Harriet Louise (née Potter) Steelman of Forest Avenue in Hammond.
Leading Aircraftman Richard Berton Steelman is commemorated on Page 216 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Details about the aircraft accident that claimed his life……
16 Service Flying School's Avro Anson RCAF (#8266) training aircraft, with an aircrew of three which included the pilot and two student pilots [under training], took off from RCAF Hagersville, Ontario, for a pilot training flight. Tragically, 8266 crashed near Guelph, Ontario, taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in this accident were-
RCAF Pilot Officer John CASKIE,
American RCAF Leading Aircraftman Lester Charles JONES and
American RCAF Leading Aircraftman Richard Berton STEELMAN.
Leading Aircraftman Steelman, born in Hammond, Indiana, USA, residing temporarily in the YMCA in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, was a commercial artist by trade; he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force on 21 Jan 1942 in Windsor.
Son of Berton John and Harriet Louise (née Potter) Steelman of Forest Avenue in Hammond.
Leading Aircraftman Richard Berton Steelman is commemorated on Page 216 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Details about the aircraft accident that claimed his life……
16 Service Flying School's Avro Anson RCAF (#8266) training aircraft, with an aircrew of three which included the pilot and two student pilots [under training], took off from RCAF Hagersville, Ontario, for a pilot training flight. Tragically, 8266 crashed near Guelph, Ontario, taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in this accident were-
RCAF Pilot Officer John CASKIE,
American RCAF Leading Aircraftman Lester Charles JONES and
American RCAF Leading Aircraftman Richard Berton STEELMAN.
Son of Berton John and Harriet Louise (née Potter) Steelman of Forest Avenue in Hammond.
Leading Aircraftman Richard Berton Steelman is commemorated on Page 216 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Details about the aircraft accident that claimed his life……
16 Service Flying School's Avro Anson RCAF (#8266) training aircraft, with an aircrew of three which included the pilot and two student pilots [under training], took off from RCAF Hagersville, Ontario, for a pilot training flight. Tragically, 8266 crashed near Guelph, Ontario, taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in this accident were-
RCAF Pilot Officer John CASKIE,
American RCAF Leading Aircraftman Lester Charles JONES and
American RCAF Leading Aircraftman Richard Berton STEELMAN.
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