115 Squadron’s Vickers Wellington Mk III (#BJ898) KO-C aircraft, with an aircrew of five, took off from Wretham on an air operation over Mannheim, Germany. The Wellington failed to return to base, having been shot down by a German fighter; the aircraft crashed, taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in this attack were-
RCAF Flight Sergeant Ernest Frank Stammers,
RAFVR Sergeant Richard Edwards Hayman,
RAFVR Flying Officer Harry William Larkins,
RAFVR Flying Officer Jack Sydney Abel and
RCAF Flight Sergeant David Garth “Bud” Williams.
Military Service-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Air Bomber
Service Number 1262068
Age: 20
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 115 RAF Squadron; RAF East Wretham, Norfock
(MOTTO: ‘Despite the elements’)
Son of Frank Keith and of Mary Coslet Hayman (née Edwards) of Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, England.
The airmen who perished in this attack were-
RCAF Flight Sergeant Ernest Frank Stammers,
RAFVR Sergeant Richard Edwards Hayman,
RAFVR Flying Officer Harry William Larkins,
RAFVR Flying Officer Jack Sydney Abel and
RCAF Flight Sergeant David Garth “Bud” Williams.
Military Service-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Air Bomber
Service Number 1262068
Age: 20
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 115 RAF Squadron; RAF East Wretham, Norfock
(MOTTO: ‘Despite the elements’)
Son of Frank Keith and of Mary Coslet Hayman (née Edwards) of Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, England.
115 Squadron’s Vickers Wellington Mk III (#BJ898) KO-C aircraft, with an aircrew of five, took off from Wretham on an air operation over Mannheim, Germany. The Wellington failed to return to base, having been shot down by a German fighter; the aircraft crashed, taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in this attack were-
RCAF Flight Sergeant Ernest Frank Stammers,
RAFVR Sergeant Richard Edwards Hayman,
RAFVR Flying Officer Harry William Larkins,
RAFVR Flying Officer Jack Sydney Abel and
RCAF Flight Sergeant David Garth “Bud” Williams.
Military Service-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Air Bomber
Service Number 1262068
Age: 20
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 115 RAF Squadron; RAF East Wretham, Norfock
(MOTTO: ‘Despite the elements’)
Son of Frank Keith and of Mary Coslet Hayman (née Edwards) of Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, England.
The airmen who perished in this attack were-
RCAF Flight Sergeant Ernest Frank Stammers,
RAFVR Sergeant Richard Edwards Hayman,
RAFVR Flying Officer Harry William Larkins,
RAFVR Flying Officer Jack Sydney Abel and
RCAF Flight Sergeant David Garth “Bud” Williams.
Military Service-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Air Bomber
Service Number 1262068
Age: 20
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 115 RAF Squadron; RAF East Wretham, Norfock
(MOTTO: ‘Despite the elements’)
Son of Frank Keith and of Mary Coslet Hayman (née Edwards) of Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, England.
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