Biographical Data
Washbrook, James Frank Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Sub-Lieutenant (P) (RCN)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	21/06/1931	Death	03/03/1953
Place	Vancouver	Place	(At sea) nr Shearwater
Area	BC	Area
Country	Canada	Country	(At sea) nr Shearwater

 

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Biography

 

Military Service

(Short Service Appointment). He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1951). He served in HMCS Ontario for Training 1951. He served in RCAF Centralia for Basic Flying Course 1951. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (P) RCN 07/03/1952. He served in RNAS Lossiemouth for Advanced Flying Course 1952. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) RCN. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-880 Squadron as Operational Pilot (31st Support Air Group) 1952. (He was killed in a crash at sea March 3, 1953 while on anti-submarine exercises with RN Submarine H.M.S. Andrew.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Service Aircraft Flown: Harvard, TBM Avenger
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-03-06 00:00:00

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