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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Franklin Chace Downing

Hometown

New York City, New York

Honored By

A Grateful American

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Activity During WWII

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF PILOT OFFICER AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. EARNED HIS PILOT'S FLYING BADGE AT NO. 2 SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL, UPLANDS (OTTAWA), ONTARIO ON OCTOBER 24, 1941. KILLED IN ACTION AT THE AGE OF 27 WHILE SERVING WITH NO. 418 'CITY OF EDMONTON' (INTRUDER) SQUADRON, ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (FIGHTER COMMAND) WHEN HIS DOUGLAS A-20 BOSTON MK. III (W8340) WAS LOST ON A RAID TO THE LILLE AIRFIELD ON JUNE 18, 1942. BURIED AT CALAIS CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY, LEUBRINGHEN, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE. COMMEMORATED ON THE RAF BRADWELL BAY MEMORIAL, BRADWELL-ON-SEA, ESSEX, ENGLAND.