115 Squadron's Vickers Wellington (#D9826) aircraft with an aircrew of six, which had taken flight from RAF Marham in Norfolk on an air operation over Mannheim, Germany, was shot down by a German fighter aircraft and crashed near Martlesham Heath in Suffolk, taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in that crash were-
RCAF Sergeant William Henry BLADES,
RCAF Flight Sergeant John William BOYCE,
RAFVR Sergeant Francis James McGAW,
RAF Flight Sergeant Alfred FORSE,
RAFVR Sergeant Wilfred John COWELL and
RAFVR Sergeant John Kemp MURDOCH.
Military Service-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Pilot
Service Number: 1052301
Age: 19
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 115 (RAF) Squadron (MOTTO: 'Despite The Elements'), RAF Marham, Norfolk
Son of Thomas C. McGaw and Agnes McGaw of Auchencairn, Scotland.
He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
The airmen who perished in that crash were-
RCAF Sergeant William Henry BLADES,
RCAF Flight Sergeant John William BOYCE,
RAFVR Sergeant Francis James McGAW,
RAF Flight Sergeant Alfred FORSE,
RAFVR Sergeant Wilfred John COWELL and
RAFVR Sergeant John Kemp MURDOCH.
Military Service-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Pilot
Service Number: 1052301
Age: 19
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 115 (RAF) Squadron (MOTTO: 'Despite The Elements'), RAF Marham, Norfolk
Son of Thomas C. McGaw and Agnes McGaw of Auchencairn, Scotland.
He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
115 Squadron's Vickers Wellington (#D9826) aircraft with an aircrew of six, which had taken flight from RAF Marham in Norfolk on an air operation over Mannheim, Germany, was shot down by a German fighter aircraft and crashed near Martlesham Heath in Suffolk, taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in that crash were-
RCAF Sergeant William Henry BLADES,
RCAF Flight Sergeant John William BOYCE,
RAFVR Sergeant Francis James McGAW,
RAF Flight Sergeant Alfred FORSE,
RAFVR Sergeant Wilfred John COWELL and
RAFVR Sergeant John Kemp MURDOCH.
Military Service-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Pilot
Service Number: 1052301
Age: 19
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 115 (RAF) Squadron (MOTTO: 'Despite The Elements'), RAF Marham, Norfolk
Son of Thomas C. McGaw and Agnes McGaw of Auchencairn, Scotland.
He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
The airmen who perished in that crash were-
RCAF Sergeant William Henry BLADES,
RCAF Flight Sergeant John William BOYCE,
RAFVR Sergeant Francis James McGAW,
RAF Flight Sergeant Alfred FORSE,
RAFVR Sergeant Wilfred John COWELL and
RAFVR Sergeant John Kemp MURDOCH.
Military Service-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Pilot
Service Number: 1052301
Age: 19
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 115 (RAF) Squadron (MOTTO: 'Despite The Elements'), RAF Marham, Norfolk
Son of Thomas C. McGaw and Agnes McGaw of Auchencairn, Scotland.
He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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