1943 Dec Quarter death registration-
Name: McConnell, John
Age: 19
District: Louth
Volume & Page: 7a & 768
On 24 Dec 1943 Avro Lancaster III (#ED730) aircraft, with seven aircrew on board, was in a mid-air collision with 100 RAF Squadron’s Avro Lancaster (#ND327) at RAF Grimsby in Lincolnshire, crashing near Fulstow, 6 miles North of Louth. All seven of ED730’s aircrew and the seven ND327’s aircrew perished in the accident. The two Lancasters had taken flight from RAF GRIMSBY, near Waltham, for an air operation over Berlin, Germany.
The seven airmen of 550 Squadron’s Avro Lancaster III (#ED730) were-
RCAF Flight Sergeant Joseph Reginald Evariste LEGERE,
RAF Sergeant Leonard Frederick WRIGHT,
RAAF Flight Sergeant John Carman ATHERTON,
RAF Sergeant Hubert Frederick John WOODS,
RAFVR Sergeant John McCONNELL,
RAFVR Sergeant Montague Ewart GILES and
RAF Sergeant David Gwyn DAVIES.
And the seven airmen of 100 Squadron’s Avro Lancaster (#ND327) were-
RAFVR Sergeant Gordon William CLAYDON,
RCAF Flight Sergeant George William GUEST,
RAFVR Sergeant Jack RAWSON,
RAFVR Sergeant Robert Walter THEOBALD,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant William Richard COOPER,
RAFVR Sergeant Alan Robert LAURENCE,
RCAF Sergeant Joseph Anthony JORDAN.
Military Service:-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Air Gunner
Service No: 1822623
Date of Death: 24/12/1943
Age: 19
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 550 RAF Squadron (MOTTO: Per Ignem Vincimus [‘Through fire we conquer’]); RAF Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Son of James and Jessie McConnell of Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Name: McConnell, John
Age: 19
District: Louth
Volume & Page: 7a & 768
On 24 Dec 1943 Avro Lancaster III (#ED730) aircraft, with seven aircrew on board, was in a mid-air collision with 100 RAF Squadron’s Avro Lancaster (#ND327) at RAF Grimsby in Lincolnshire, crashing near Fulstow, 6 miles North of Louth. All seven of ED730’s aircrew and the seven ND327’s aircrew perished in the accident. The two Lancasters had taken flight from RAF GRIMSBY, near Waltham, for an air operation over Berlin, Germany.
The seven airmen of 550 Squadron’s Avro Lancaster III (#ED730) were-
RCAF Flight Sergeant Joseph Reginald Evariste LEGERE,
RAF Sergeant Leonard Frederick WRIGHT,
RAAF Flight Sergeant John Carman ATHERTON,
RAF Sergeant Hubert Frederick John WOODS,
RAFVR Sergeant John McCONNELL,
RAFVR Sergeant Montague Ewart GILES and
RAF Sergeant David Gwyn DAVIES.
And the seven airmen of 100 Squadron’s Avro Lancaster (#ND327) were-
RAFVR Sergeant Gordon William CLAYDON,
RCAF Flight Sergeant George William GUEST,
RAFVR Sergeant Jack RAWSON,
RAFVR Sergeant Robert Walter THEOBALD,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant William Richard COOPER,
RAFVR Sergeant Alan Robert LAURENCE,
RCAF Sergeant Joseph Anthony JORDAN.
Military Service:-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Air Gunner
Service No: 1822623
Date of Death: 24/12/1943
Age: 19
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 550 RAF Squadron (MOTTO: Per Ignem Vincimus [‘Through fire we conquer’]); RAF Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Son of James and Jessie McConnell of Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
1943 Dec Quarter death registration-
Name: McConnell, John
Age: 19
District: Louth
Volume & Page: 7a & 768
On 24 Dec 1943 Avro Lancaster III (#ED730) aircraft, with seven aircrew on board, was in a mid-air collision with 100 RAF Squadron’s Avro Lancaster (#ND327) at RAF Grimsby in Lincolnshire, crashing near Fulstow, 6 miles North of Louth. All seven of ED730’s aircrew and the seven ND327’s aircrew perished in the accident. The two Lancasters had taken flight from RAF GRIMSBY, near Waltham, for an air operation over Berlin, Germany.
The seven airmen of 550 Squadron’s Avro Lancaster III (#ED730) were-
RCAF Flight Sergeant Joseph Reginald Evariste LEGERE,
RAF Sergeant Leonard Frederick WRIGHT,
RAAF Flight Sergeant John Carman ATHERTON,
RAF Sergeant Hubert Frederick John WOODS,
RAFVR Sergeant John McCONNELL,
RAFVR Sergeant Montague Ewart GILES and
RAF Sergeant David Gwyn DAVIES.
And the seven airmen of 100 Squadron’s Avro Lancaster (#ND327) were-
RAFVR Sergeant Gordon William CLAYDON,
RCAF Flight Sergeant George William GUEST,
RAFVR Sergeant Jack RAWSON,
RAFVR Sergeant Robert Walter THEOBALD,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant William Richard COOPER,
RAFVR Sergeant Alan Robert LAURENCE,
RCAF Sergeant Joseph Anthony JORDAN.
Military Service:-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Air Gunner
Service No: 1822623
Date of Death: 24/12/1943
Age: 19
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 550 RAF Squadron (MOTTO: Per Ignem Vincimus [‘Through fire we conquer’]); RAF Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Son of James and Jessie McConnell of Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Name: McConnell, John
Age: 19
District: Louth
Volume & Page: 7a & 768
On 24 Dec 1943 Avro Lancaster III (#ED730) aircraft, with seven aircrew on board, was in a mid-air collision with 100 RAF Squadron’s Avro Lancaster (#ND327) at RAF Grimsby in Lincolnshire, crashing near Fulstow, 6 miles North of Louth. All seven of ED730’s aircrew and the seven ND327’s aircrew perished in the accident. The two Lancasters had taken flight from RAF GRIMSBY, near Waltham, for an air operation over Berlin, Germany.
The seven airmen of 550 Squadron’s Avro Lancaster III (#ED730) were-
RCAF Flight Sergeant Joseph Reginald Evariste LEGERE,
RAF Sergeant Leonard Frederick WRIGHT,
RAAF Flight Sergeant John Carman ATHERTON,
RAF Sergeant Hubert Frederick John WOODS,
RAFVR Sergeant John McCONNELL,
RAFVR Sergeant Montague Ewart GILES and
RAF Sergeant David Gwyn DAVIES.
And the seven airmen of 100 Squadron’s Avro Lancaster (#ND327) were-
RAFVR Sergeant Gordon William CLAYDON,
RCAF Flight Sergeant George William GUEST,
RAFVR Sergeant Jack RAWSON,
RAFVR Sergeant Robert Walter THEOBALD,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant William Richard COOPER,
RAFVR Sergeant Alan Robert LAURENCE,
RCAF Sergeant Joseph Anthony JORDAN.
Military Service:-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Air Gunner
Service No: 1822623
Date of Death: 24/12/1943
Age: 19
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 550 RAF Squadron (MOTTO: Per Ignem Vincimus [‘Through fire we conquer’]); RAF Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Son of James and Jessie McConnell of Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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