Lancaster (#JB 684) aircraft took off from Grantham Lodge, Lincolnshire, on a night raid against the railway yards in Laon, France. Shot down by a night fighter, the Lancaster crashed at Conde-sur-Aisne, 12 Km E. of Soissons, France; all seven aircrew members perished.
The airmen killed in this aircraft crash were:-
RCAF Pilot Officer Edward Lloyd ALBERTS,
RCAF Pilot Officer George Robert BERKEY,
RAFVR Sergeant Sidney BOSWORTH,
RCAF Pilot Officer Joseph GRODECKI,
RCAF Pilot Officer William Robert OLIVER,
RCAF Pilot Officer Russell Arthur SALTZBERRY and
RAFVR Pilot Officer John Walker TONKIN.
Military Service:-
Rank: Pilot Officer
Trade: Air Gunner
Service No: 173599
Date of Death: 23/04/1944
Age: 19
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: RCAF 405 ('City Of Vancouver') Squadron ['Ducimus'-'WE LEAD'], Pathfinder Force
Son of John Addicott Tonkyn and Edith Tonkyn of Totton, Hampshire, England.
The airmen killed in this aircraft crash were:-
RCAF Pilot Officer Edward Lloyd ALBERTS,
RCAF Pilot Officer George Robert BERKEY,
RAFVR Sergeant Sidney BOSWORTH,
RCAF Pilot Officer Joseph GRODECKI,
RCAF Pilot Officer William Robert OLIVER,
RCAF Pilot Officer Russell Arthur SALTZBERRY and
RAFVR Pilot Officer John Walker TONKIN.
Military Service:-
Rank: Pilot Officer
Trade: Air Gunner
Service No: 173599
Date of Death: 23/04/1944
Age: 19
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: RCAF 405 ('City Of Vancouver') Squadron ['Ducimus'-'WE LEAD'], Pathfinder Force
Son of John Addicott Tonkyn and Edith Tonkyn of Totton, Hampshire, England.
Lancaster (#JB 684) aircraft took off from Grantham Lodge, Lincolnshire, on a night raid against the railway yards in Laon, France. Shot down by a night fighter, the Lancaster crashed at Conde-sur-Aisne, 12 Km E. of Soissons, France; all seven aircrew members perished.
The airmen killed in this aircraft crash were:-
RCAF Pilot Officer Edward Lloyd ALBERTS,
RCAF Pilot Officer George Robert BERKEY,
RAFVR Sergeant Sidney BOSWORTH,
RCAF Pilot Officer Joseph GRODECKI,
RCAF Pilot Officer William Robert OLIVER,
RCAF Pilot Officer Russell Arthur SALTZBERRY and
RAFVR Pilot Officer John Walker TONKIN.
Military Service:-
Rank: Pilot Officer
Trade: Air Gunner
Service No: 173599
Date of Death: 23/04/1944
Age: 19
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: RCAF 405 ('City Of Vancouver') Squadron ['Ducimus'-'WE LEAD'], Pathfinder Force
Son of John Addicott Tonkyn and Edith Tonkyn of Totton, Hampshire, England.
The airmen killed in this aircraft crash were:-
RCAF Pilot Officer Edward Lloyd ALBERTS,
RCAF Pilot Officer George Robert BERKEY,
RAFVR Sergeant Sidney BOSWORTH,
RCAF Pilot Officer Joseph GRODECKI,
RCAF Pilot Officer William Robert OLIVER,
RCAF Pilot Officer Russell Arthur SALTZBERRY and
RAFVR Pilot Officer John Walker TONKIN.
Military Service:-
Rank: Pilot Officer
Trade: Air Gunner
Service No: 173599
Date of Death: 23/04/1944
Age: 19
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: RCAF 405 ('City Of Vancouver') Squadron ['Ducimus'-'WE LEAD'], Pathfinder Force
Son of John Addicott Tonkyn and Edith Tonkyn of Totton, Hampshire, England.
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