428 Squadron's Avro Lancaster BX (#KB766) bomber aircraft, with an aircrew of seven, took off at night from RAF Middleton St. George for an air operation over Hagen in Germany. While KB766 was flying towards France, severe icing created problems for the pilot to control the aircraft and he was forced to reduce altitude. The pilot ordered his crew to exit the Lancaster by parachute before he proceeded to manage a landing in France. Sadly, two airmen lost their lives when they bailed out of the aircraft in the vicinity of le Havre.
The airmen who perished in this incident were-
RAFVR Sergeant Maurice HEMPSEED and
RCAF Flying Officer Mortimer Samuel SUCHAROV.
Military Service-
Rank: Flying Officer
Trade: Navigator
Service Number: J/37528
Age: 29
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: RCAF 428 (Ghost) Squadron; RAF Middleton St. George, County Durham
A butcher and clerk by trade, residing on Noble Court in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, he enlisted in the RCAF on 29 May 1942 in Winnipeg.
Son of Sophie (née Chuertkin) Sucharov of Nobel Court in Winnipeg, and son of the late Harry Sucharov [both parents born in Russia].
Flying Officer Mortimer Samuel Sucharov is commemorated on Page 455 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
The airmen who perished in this incident were-
RAFVR Sergeant Maurice HEMPSEED and
RCAF Flying Officer Mortimer Samuel SUCHAROV.
Military Service-
Rank: Flying Officer
Trade: Navigator
Service Number: J/37528
Age: 29
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: RCAF 428 (Ghost) Squadron; RAF Middleton St. George, County Durham
A butcher and clerk by trade, residing on Noble Court in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, he enlisted in the RCAF on 29 May 1942 in Winnipeg.
Son of Sophie (née Chuertkin) Sucharov of Nobel Court in Winnipeg, and son of the late Harry Sucharov [both parents born in Russia].
Flying Officer Mortimer Samuel Sucharov is commemorated on Page 455 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
428 Squadron's Avro Lancaster BX (#KB766) bomber aircraft, with an aircrew of seven, took off at night from RAF Middleton St. George for an air operation over Hagen in Germany. While KB766 was flying towards France, severe icing created problems for the pilot to control the aircraft and he was forced to reduce altitude. The pilot ordered his crew to exit the Lancaster by parachute before he proceeded to manage a landing in France. Sadly, two airmen lost their lives when they bailed out of the aircraft in the vicinity of le Havre.
The airmen who perished in this incident were-
RAFVR Sergeant Maurice HEMPSEED and
RCAF Flying Officer Mortimer Samuel SUCHAROV.
Military Service-
Rank: Flying Officer
Trade: Navigator
Service Number: J/37528
Age: 29
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: RCAF 428 (Ghost) Squadron; RAF Middleton St. George, County Durham
A butcher and clerk by trade, residing on Noble Court in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, he enlisted in the RCAF on 29 May 1942 in Winnipeg.
Son of Sophie (née Chuertkin) Sucharov of Nobel Court in Winnipeg, and son of the late Harry Sucharov [both parents born in Russia].
Flying Officer Mortimer Samuel Sucharov is commemorated on Page 455 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
The airmen who perished in this incident were-
RAFVR Sergeant Maurice HEMPSEED and
RCAF Flying Officer Mortimer Samuel SUCHAROV.
Military Service-
Rank: Flying Officer
Trade: Navigator
Service Number: J/37528
Age: 29
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: RCAF 428 (Ghost) Squadron; RAF Middleton St. George, County Durham
A butcher and clerk by trade, residing on Noble Court in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, he enlisted in the RCAF on 29 May 1942 in Winnipeg.
Son of Sophie (née Chuertkin) Sucharov of Nobel Court in Winnipeg, and son of the late Harry Sucharov [both parents born in Russia].
Flying Officer Mortimer Samuel Sucharov is commemorated on Page 455 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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