Looking for info on F/O P. Tokar RCAF - Chorleys help please

matt · Air Vice Marshall

Looking for info on F/O P. Tokar RCAF - Chorleys help please

AW · Air Commodore

22 OTU Wellington HF641, on navigational exercise when struck by lightning and exploded over Roade, 6 miles SSw of Northampton, all killed.

F/O R.J. Andrews, RCAF.

F/O C.E. Stephen, RCAF.

F/O P.W. Tokar, RCAF.

Sgt W.H. Clark, RCAF.

Sgt J.B. Sollie, RCAF.

Sgt A.H. MacKimmie, RCAF.

matt · Air Vice Marshall

Thanks Allan, it turns out F/O Tokar is from my hometown. As it turns out Sgt Sollie seems to have had a brother also killed with BC a short time later.

http://www.wellandtribune.ca/2014/06/27/fenwick-soldier-killed-70-years-ago-remembered

AW · Air Commodore

Thanks for the link Matt

artdec0 · Aircraftsman 1st Class

Hi Matt,
This is Ron Johnson from Roade Local History Society. We are arranging the plaque dedication ceremony for Paul Tokar and his 5 RCAF colleagues on 9th November at our Remembrance Day service.
We have done quite a bit of background research, but if you have any details you could share, we would be very grateful.
Regards,
Ron

mani · Aircraftsman 1st Class

Welcome to the forum, and your offer of information. You ought to edit your email address, and replace the @ with AT, as there is a high possibility of spammers automatically hijacking your email account. The genuine members here will know what the AT stands for.

-- Edited by mani on Thursday 6th of November 2014 06:31:15 AM

John W · Group Captain

Hi Matt,

It appears the brother of J B Soillie, P/O Ronald Frederick Sollie was killed on the 5 March 1945 with 420 Sqn. He was the pilot, the aircraft iced up and crashed in Haton Woods near Hazelwood Castle some 3 miles SW of Tadcaster Yorkshire, all were killed.

Regards,

John.

alieen · Aircraftsman 1st Class

I am trying to find out the details of the crash in which F/O Paul Tokar was killed on June 29, 1944. Looking for the unit he was with, aircraft serial #, crash details etc.