115 Squadron's Vickers Wellington III (#BJ893) bomber aircraft, with an aircrew of six, took off from RAF Marham for a night-time air operation over Saarbrücken, Germany. It is thought that BJ893 was shot down, crashing near Flize in France, taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in this attack and resulting crash were-
RCAF Flight Sergeant James Samuel ORR,
RAF Warrant Officer Laurence ROSEKILLY,
RCAF Flight Sergeant Leslie Jack Willis ROSS,
RCAF Pilot Officer Reginald Albert SHIRES,
RAFVR Pilot Officer Robert Edward THORNLEY and
RAFVR Pilot Officer Richard Albert George TUCKER.
Military Service-
Service Number: 114979
Rank: Pilot Officer
Trade: Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 115 RAF Squadron; RAF Marham, Norfolk
(Motto: 'Despite the elements')
The airmen who perished in this attack and resulting crash were-
RCAF Flight Sergeant James Samuel ORR,
RAF Warrant Officer Laurence ROSEKILLY,
RCAF Flight Sergeant Leslie Jack Willis ROSS,
RCAF Pilot Officer Reginald Albert SHIRES,
RAFVR Pilot Officer Robert Edward THORNLEY and
RAFVR Pilot Officer Richard Albert George TUCKER.
Military Service-
Service Number: 114979
Rank: Pilot Officer
Trade: Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 115 RAF Squadron; RAF Marham, Norfolk
(Motto: 'Despite the elements')
115 Squadron's Vickers Wellington III (#BJ893) bomber aircraft, with an aircrew of six, took off from RAF Marham for a night-time air operation over Saarbrücken, Germany. It is thought that BJ893 was shot down, crashing near Flize in France, taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in this attack and resulting crash were-
RCAF Flight Sergeant James Samuel ORR,
RAF Warrant Officer Laurence ROSEKILLY,
RCAF Flight Sergeant Leslie Jack Willis ROSS,
RCAF Pilot Officer Reginald Albert SHIRES,
RAFVR Pilot Officer Robert Edward THORNLEY and
RAFVR Pilot Officer Richard Albert George TUCKER.
Military Service-
Service Number: 114979
Rank: Pilot Officer
Trade: Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 115 RAF Squadron; RAF Marham, Norfolk
(Motto: 'Despite the elements')
The airmen who perished in this attack and resulting crash were-
RCAF Flight Sergeant James Samuel ORR,
RAF Warrant Officer Laurence ROSEKILLY,
RCAF Flight Sergeant Leslie Jack Willis ROSS,
RCAF Pilot Officer Reginald Albert SHIRES,
RAFVR Pilot Officer Robert Edward THORNLEY and
RAFVR Pilot Officer Richard Albert George TUCKER.
Military Service-
Service Number: 114979
Rank: Pilot Officer
Trade: Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 115 RAF Squadron; RAF Marham, Norfolk
(Motto: 'Despite the elements')
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