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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
McRADU, Murray George, Lt, O-50877, RCN, died - 02 Feb 1968, 32 UTILITY SQUADRON - Son of George and Eva McRadu. Brother of Arnold and Grant McRadu. He enlisted in the RCN 15 Sep 1961 in Saskatoon, SK.
On Friday, February 2, 1968 Murray was part of a Tracker crew with SLt William Boles, SLt Peter Kaersvang, SLt Derek Carriere (who got off in Montreal) and AB Schofield. 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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