J/5705 Flight Lieutenant Evan Campbell Devine.
Pilot.
The Royal Canadian Air Force.
422 Squadron.
RAF Castle Archdale.
Aged 22.
Son of Evan Wellington Devine and Muriel Eleize Devine.
Husband of Mary Joan Devine, of Orillia, Ontario, Canada.
422 Squadron RCAF operated Flying Boats [principally the Short Sunderland] on reconnaissance missions over the North Atlantic during World War 2, hunting down German Submarines, and giving air support to convoys. It was based at RAF Castle Archdale, Lough Erne, Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
A Short S.25 Sunderland, NJ 175, crashed at Corlea, Cashelard, Co. Donegal, on 12 August 1944, due to failure of one of the four engines, shortly after take-off. They were attempting to use the "Donegal Corridor" to gain access to the North Atlantic, via Donegal Bay.
It was instructed to jettison fuel and depth charges in Donegal Bay before returning to base.
The location of the crash was just across the Irish Border from Lough Erne.
The Crew comprised
Evan Campbell Devine
Pilot.
Roy Thomas Wilkinson
Pilot.
John Reginald Forrest
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner.
The above three died in the accident.
The survivors included
Flying Officer Martin Alexander Platsko
Flying Officer George Willoughby Allen
Pilot Officer Robert Clifford Parker
Sergeant Harold Roger Jeal
Sergeant Joseph Frank Clark
Pilot Officer Arthur Leslie Locke
Sergeant Delbert Venus Oderkirk
Sergeant Charles Langford Singer
Sergeant George Arthur Colburne
Platsko and Allen were seriously injured.
J/5705 Flight Lieutenant Evan Campbell Devine.
Pilot.
The Royal Canadian Air Force.
422 Squadron.
RAF Castle Archdale.
Aged 22.
Son of Evan Wellington Devine and Muriel Eleize Devine.
Husband of Mary Joan Devine, of Orillia, Ontario, Canada.
422 Squadron RCAF operated Flying Boats [principally the Short Sunderland] on reconnaissance missions over the North Atlantic during World War 2, hunting down German Submarines, and giving air support to convoys. It was based at RAF Castle Archdale, Lough Erne, Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
A Short S.25 Sunderland, NJ 175, crashed at Corlea, Cashelard, Co. Donegal, on 12 August 1944, due to failure of one of the four engines, shortly after take-off. They were attempting to use the "Donegal Corridor" to gain access to the North Atlantic, via Donegal Bay.
It was instructed to jettison fuel and depth charges in Donegal Bay before returning to base.
The location of the crash was just across the Irish Border from Lough Erne.
The Crew comprised
Evan Campbell Devine
Pilot.
Roy Thomas Wilkinson
Pilot.
John Reginald Forrest
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner.
The above three died in the accident.
The survivors included
Flying Officer Martin Alexander Platsko
Flying Officer George Willoughby Allen
Pilot Officer Robert Clifford Parker
Sergeant Harold Roger Jeal
Sergeant Joseph Frank Clark
Pilot Officer Arthur Leslie Locke
Sergeant Delbert Venus Oderkirk
Sergeant Charles Langford Singer
Sergeant George Arthur Colburne
Platsko and Allen were seriously injured.
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