Biographical Data
Purdy, Claude C. If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Title	Flight Sub-Lieutenant (RNAS)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	05/05/1887	Death	15/02/1918
Place	Winnipeg	Place	(Missing in action)
Area	MB	Area
Country	Canada	Country	(Missing in action)

 

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Biography
He was living in Prince Rupert BC Canada when he joined the navy.

 

Military Service
He served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. (Transferred to RNAS) He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS. He was appointed as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS. He served in RNAS Felixstowe 1917. He was shot down off North Hinder Light 15/02/1918 while flying a Felixstowe flying boat.

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Service Aircraft Flown: Curtiss Flying Boat H12B
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Anecdotes
Escorting a convoy in a Flying Curtiss H12B, he was jumped by Brandenburg fighters. His crew of Airman S.J. Hollidge, Boy Mechanic A. Stephenson and Ensign A.D Sturtevant USN, were all lost.

 

References
Hiorth, D. (1995); Grant, Scottie & Bob Murray (nd); MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-02-15 00:00:00

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