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Squadron Leader Louis Richard Conway Cartwright

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Squadron Leader Louis Richard Conway Cartwright Veteran

Birth
Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Death
27 Aug 1943 (aged 32)
New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India
Burial
New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India GPS-Latitude: 28.6059492, Longitude: 77.1538295
Plot
7. B. 2.
Memorial ID
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Squadron Leader / Service No: 85185
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Squadron: 194 Sqdn. RAF

Airfield: RAF Delhi-Palam Station, India

Aircraft: Lockheed Hudson Mk. VI - FK584

Deceased: Age
 33
Circumstances of Death: Killed in flying accident



Aircraft was in the landing approach when it stalled during a flat turn at 80 feet, crashing at the Badrauli aerodrome.



Honours/Citations:

1939-45 Star, Burma Star & War Medal 1939-1945



Commemoration(s):
- Page 606 Second World War Book of Remembrance, Memorial Chamber, Canadian Parliament Peace Tower, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Next of Kin: Son of Dr. Conway Cartwright, M.D., and Annie Dora Cartwright, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Journalist.
Squadron Leader / Service No: 85185
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Squadron: 194 Sqdn. RAF

Airfield: RAF Delhi-Palam Station, India

Aircraft: Lockheed Hudson Mk. VI - FK584

Deceased: Age
 33
Circumstances of Death: Killed in flying accident



Aircraft was in the landing approach when it stalled during a flat turn at 80 feet, crashing at the Badrauli aerodrome.



Honours/Citations:

1939-45 Star, Burma Star & War Medal 1939-1945



Commemoration(s):
- Page 606 Second World War Book of Remembrance, Memorial Chamber, Canadian Parliament Peace Tower, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Next of Kin: Son of Dr. Conway Cartwright, M.D., and Annie Dora Cartwright, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Journalist.

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