Don Collinge | |
Birth Name: | Frank Donald Collinge |
Birth Date: | 1909 10, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Death Place: | near Saltby, England |
Sport: | Fencing |
Show-Medals: | yes |
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. 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.[3] Collinge is buried at Harrogate (Stonefall) Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.