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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
SCHOFIELD, Michael, AB, 62573-H, RCN, died - 02 Feb 1968, 32 UTILITY SQUADRON - Son of Frederick and Marion Isobel (nee Johnson) Schofield of Islington, ON. He enlisted in the RCN 18 Sep 1964 in Toronto, ON.
On Friday, February 2, 1968 Michael was part of a Tracker crew with SLt William Boles, SLt Derek Carriere (who got off in Montreal) and Lt Murray George McRadu. The aircraft was on an instrument approach to CFB Downsview (Malton) when it lost air speed and crashed into a backyard in Malton.
Ships served in: CFB SHEARWATER - 32 UTILITY SQUADRON
The Ottawa Journal, 03 Feb 1968
Photos of the Tracke crash site source: www.airic.ca © Richard Dumigan Photography
In Service of Canada - RCN Peacetime Casualty Index
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