Don Collinge

Don Collinge
Personal information
BornFrank Donald Collinge
(1909-10-14)14 October 1909
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died7 June 1944(1944-06-07) (aged 34)
near Saltby, England
Sport
SportFencing

Frank Donald Collinge (14 October 1909 – 7 June 1944) was a Canadian fencer. He competed in five events at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during the Second World War.

Personal life

Collinge served as a flying officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. Serving as a navigator, he was part of the crew of Stirling III LK594. The aircraft lost control and crashed near RAF Saltby during a night training mission on 7 June 1944, killing all on board. Collinge is buried at Harrogate (Stonefall) Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Don Collinge Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Casualty Details: Collinge, Frank Donald". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Archive Report: Stirling III LK594". Aircrew Remembered. Retrieved 26 May 2020.