Personal information | |
---|---|
Birth name | Frank Donald Collinge |
Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 14 October 1909
Died | 7 June 1944 near Saltby, England | (aged 34)
Sport | |
Sport | Fencing |
Frank Donald Collinge (14 October 1909 – 7 June 1944) was a Canadian fencer. He competed in five events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1] He was killed in action during the Second World War.[2]
Collinge served as a flying officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War.[3] 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.[4] Collinge is buried at Harrogate (Stonefall) Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.[3]