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: Flight Sergeant
Trade: Air Gunner
Service Number: R/59841
Age: 21
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 115 RAF Squadron; RAF East Wretham, Norfock
(MOTTO: 'Despite the elements')

A technical school student, he enlisted in the RCAF on 12 June 1941 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Son of Frank and Susan Elizabeth (née Franchon) Stammers of Transcona, Manitoba [both parents born in London, England].

Flight Sergeant Ernest Frank Stammers is commemorated on Page 116 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.

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: Flight Sergeant
Trade: Air Gunner
Service Number: R/59841
Age: 21
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 115 RAF Squadron; RAF East Wretham, Norfock
(MOTTO: 'Despite the elements')

A technical school student, he enlisted in the RCAF on 12 June 1941 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Son of Frank and Susan Elizabeth (née Franchon) Stammers of Transcona, Manitoba [both parents born in London, England].

Flight Sergeant Ernest Frank Stammers is commemorated on Page 116 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.