115 Squadron’s Vickers Wellington Mk III (#BJ898) KO-C aircraft, with an aircrew of five, took off from Wretham on an air operation over Mannheim, Germany. The Wellington failed to return to base, having been shot down by a German fighter; the aircraft crashed, taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in this attack were-
RCAF Flight Sergeant Ernest Frank Stammers,
RAFVR Sergeant Richard Edwards Hayman,
RAFVR Flying Officer Harry William Larkins,
RAFVR Flying Officer Jack Sydney Abel and
RCAF Flight Sergeant David Garth “Bud” Williams.
Military Service-
Rank: Flying Officer
Trade: Pilot
Service Number 122145
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 115 RAF Squadron; RAF East Wretham, Norfock
(MOTTO: ‘Despite the elements’)
Son of Charles Thomas James Larkins and Mary Ann Alice Larkins of Hackney, London, England.
115 Squadron’s Vickers Wellington Mk III (#BJ898) KO-C aircraft, with an aircrew of five, took off from Wretham on an air operation over Mannheim, Germany. The Wellington failed to return to base, having been shot down by a German fighter; the aircraft crashed, taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in this attack were-
RCAF Flight Sergeant Ernest Frank Stammers,
RAFVR Sergeant Richard Edwards Hayman,
RAFVR Flying Officer Harry William Larkins,
RAFVR Flying Officer Jack Sydney Abel and
RCAF Flight Sergeant David Garth “Bud” Williams.
Military Service-
Rank: Flying Officer
Trade: Pilot
Service Number 122145
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 115 RAF Squadron; RAF East Wretham, Norfock
(MOTTO: ‘Despite the elements’)
Son of Charles Thomas James Larkins and Mary Ann Alice Larkins of Hackney, London, England.
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