Kenneth J. Mears of Kingston Upon Thames, pilot officer, Lancaster bomber DV336, of 619 Squadron, Bomber Command, flying out of Woodhall Spa. His mother's maiden name was Makepeace. The aircraft was one month old and flew four operations over Berlin. It crashed south of Elvington Airfield. P/O K.J.Mears, Sgt L.Pearse, Sgt D.W.Blundell, P/O G.G.Salt, Sgt W.W.N.Knights (RAAF) and Sgt H.V.Birch, were listed as killed in action. Sgt Wilcher is commemorated on panel 169 of the Runnymede Memorial.
Aircraft information:-
DV336 was a Mk.1 Lancaster, fitted with Rolls-Royce Merlin 22 engines and was delivered to 619 Sqdn 22 Oct 43. It took part in the following Key Operations:-
Berlin 18/19 Nov43;
Berlin 22/23 Nov43;
Berlin 23/24 Nov43;
Berlin 26/27 Nov43 - aircraft lost in action.
When lost this aircraft had a total of 29 hours.
DV336 was one of four 619 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation.
Airborne 17:19 26 Nov 43 from Woodhall Spa.
Crashed 02:00 27 Nov 43 crashing just to the south of Elvington Airfield, Yorks.
Buried with Kenneth Mears are his close family:-
Elsie May Mears, mother, 24/3/1955, aged 64
Arthur Herbert Christopher Mears, father, 2/11/1967, aged 76
Norman Arthur Mears, elder brother, 26/8/1988, aged 69
Aircraft information:-
DV336 was a Mk.1 Lancaster, fitted with Rolls-Royce Merlin 22 engines and was delivered to 619 Sqdn 22 Oct 43. It took part in the following Key Operations:-
Berlin 18/19 Nov43;
Berlin 22/23 Nov43;
Berlin 23/24 Nov43;
Berlin 26/27 Nov43 - aircraft lost in action.
When lost this aircraft had a total of 29 hours.
DV336 was one of four 619 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation.
Airborne 17:19 26 Nov 43 from Woodhall Spa.
Crashed 02:00 27 Nov 43 crashing just to the south of Elvington Airfield, Yorks.
Buried with Kenneth Mears are his close family:-
Elsie May Mears, mother, 24/3/1955, aged 64
Arthur Herbert Christopher Mears, father, 2/11/1967, aged 76
Norman Arthur Mears, elder brother, 26/8/1988, aged 69
Kenneth J. Mears of Kingston Upon Thames, pilot officer, Lancaster bomber DV336, of 619 Squadron, Bomber Command, flying out of Woodhall Spa. His mother's maiden name was Makepeace. The aircraft was one month old and flew four operations over Berlin. It crashed south of Elvington Airfield. P/O K.J.Mears, Sgt L.Pearse, Sgt D.W.Blundell, P/O G.G.Salt, Sgt W.W.N.Knights (RAAF) and Sgt H.V.Birch, were listed as killed in action. Sgt Wilcher is commemorated on panel 169 of the Runnymede Memorial.
Aircraft information:-
DV336 was a Mk.1 Lancaster, fitted with Rolls-Royce Merlin 22 engines and was delivered to 619 Sqdn 22 Oct 43. It took part in the following Key Operations:-
Berlin 18/19 Nov43;
Berlin 22/23 Nov43;
Berlin 23/24 Nov43;
Berlin 26/27 Nov43 - aircraft lost in action.
When lost this aircraft had a total of 29 hours.
DV336 was one of four 619 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation.
Airborne 17:19 26 Nov 43 from Woodhall Spa.
Crashed 02:00 27 Nov 43 crashing just to the south of Elvington Airfield, Yorks.
Buried with Kenneth Mears are his close family:-
Elsie May Mears, mother, 24/3/1955, aged 64
Arthur Herbert Christopher Mears, father, 2/11/1967, aged 76
Norman Arthur Mears, elder brother, 26/8/1988, aged 69
Aircraft information:-
DV336 was a Mk.1 Lancaster, fitted with Rolls-Royce Merlin 22 engines and was delivered to 619 Sqdn 22 Oct 43. It took part in the following Key Operations:-
Berlin 18/19 Nov43;
Berlin 22/23 Nov43;
Berlin 23/24 Nov43;
Berlin 26/27 Nov43 - aircraft lost in action.
When lost this aircraft had a total of 29 hours.
DV336 was one of four 619 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation.
Airborne 17:19 26 Nov 43 from Woodhall Spa.
Crashed 02:00 27 Nov 43 crashing just to the south of Elvington Airfield, Yorks.
Buried with Kenneth Mears are his close family:-
Elsie May Mears, mother, 24/3/1955, aged 64
Arthur Herbert Christopher Mears, father, 2/11/1967, aged 76
Norman Arthur Mears, elder brother, 26/8/1988, aged 69
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