Pilot Officer W.C. De Shane, March 9, 1942 any info ?

[brewerjerry]

Hi
Found some info on a website, and it's puzzling me.....

Pilot Officer W.C. De Shane, 20, was killed in action over Norfolk County, England, on March 9, 1942,...
( he )......... was one of the few Canadians piloting a twin-motored Whirlwind fighter plane.

I have searched my stuff but can't find any info, unless I have missed it.
presumably he was with 137Sq,
but can't find anything on that date on the the CWWG search either

Anyone any info ?
Cheers
Jerry

[brewerjerry]

Hi all,
Dooh!!

found the info, seems he was the pilot of P7036.
Strange I couldn't find him on the CWWG .

any ideas which spitfire he was dogfighting with ?

cheers
jerry

[Amrit1]

Usual CWGC silly buggers with surnames:

Name: DE-SHANE, CHARLES WILBERT
Initials: C W
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Pilot Officer (Pilot)
Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force
Unit Text: 137 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 09/03/1942
Service No: J/15148
Additional information: Son of Joseph and Florence Emaline De-Shane, of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Grave 264.
Cemetery: SCOTTOW

CEMETERYhttp://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_...sualty=2764380

[brewerjerry]

Hi
Many thanks for the info, I never thought of trying a search that way.
Sometimes I wish there was a 'sounds like' search function on the CWWG site.
cheers
Jerry

[Amrit1]

There is, sort of.

Using the drop down menus narrow the search down as much as possble first. And then in the Surname search, just enter the first few letters of the name. It can be long and laborious to go through them all but you can refine the search by clicking on the "Date of death" at the top of the results.

[paulmcmillan]

Just a point, it he was dog fighter a Spitfire during training or on a non-operational flight.. he was actually Killed on Active Service, not Killed in Action

[brewerjerry]

Originally Posted by paulmcmillan

Just a point, it he was dog fighter a Spitfire during training or on a non-operational flight.. he was actually Killed on Active Service, not Killed in Action

Hi Paul
True, I just copied the info straight from the website, without checking.
cheers
jerry

Hi Amrit 1,
Thanks for the info i will try that next time.
cheers
Jerry