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Pilot Officer John Forster WITHY (114441) of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

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Pilot

Circumstances of Death: Lost in aircraft Halifax II BB203
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Date of Death 1942-07-16

Served in 158 Sqdn

Burial/Commemoration Details : Row T. Grave 10. at Newton-On-Ouse (All Saints) Ch, United Kingdom (Map)

International Bomber Command Memorial : IBCC

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London Gazette Mentions

NumberName /Text London Gazette Details
114441John Forster WITHYLondon Gazette issue : 35460 , Dated 1942-02-17 , Download #35460

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Citation AIR81 Casualty File Description Link
AIR81/15736Pilot Officer J F Withy, Pilot Officer J W Craig, Warrant Officer H W Williamson (RCAF), Sergeant E Place, Sergeant A Dunn: killed; Halifax BB203, 158 Squadron conversion flight, aircraft accident near Eastmoor aerodrome, Yorkshire, 16 July 1942.C17477939

Aircraft Accident / Loss Entry

Aircraft Name: Halifax II BB203 Date of Crash: 1942-01-01 16 Jul 42 Unit Wireless Operator (Air) Airfield /Crash Location , United Kingdom
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Source Henk Welting's Database

Other Casualities in Halifax II BB203

Rank Name, Number, Trade & Details DateUnit Country Cemetery/Memorial & Loc Ref
Pilot OfficerJames Wilson CRAIG (118685) Halifax II BB203  Ext Link 1942-07-16158 Sqdn AIR27 United KingdomAyr Cemetery, Ayrshire
SergeantAlexander DUNN (1369631) Flight Engi Halifax II BB203  Ext Link 1942-07-16158 Sqdn AIR27 United KingdomBeath Cemetery
SergeantEdward PLACE (1129411) Flight Engi Halifax II BB203  Ext Link 1942-07-16158 Sqdn AIR27 United KingdomHartlepool (Stranton) Cemetery
Warrant OfficerHarry Ward WILLIAMSON (R/71602) Pilot Halifax II BB203  Ext Link 1942-07-16158 Sqdn AIR27 United KingdomNewton-On-Ouse (All Saints) Ch
Pilot OfficerJohn Forster WITHY (114441) Pilot Halifax II BB203  Ext Link 1942-07-16158 Sqdn AIR27 United KingdomNewton-On-Ouse (All Saints) Ch

Related Posts in RAF Commands Forums - Exact Search

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by Henk Welting
on 04 Aug 2008 12:02		Typo Amrit ! Serial KB192 must be EB192. Sgt Alexander DUNNS - 1369631 was killed on Halifax II of 158 Conv. Flt, serial BB203. Source: Chorley Vol. 8 pages 16/255. LAC John DRUMMOND on my unaccounted list. Suggestion: P/O Maciej ZALESKI-SLUBICZ, PAF P.2218, of 4 AGS made an emergency landing with his Botha L6441 near Morpeth and was killed. Regards, Henk. ....Read More.
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by WM_Chapman
on 02 Jan 2015 02:52		[QUOTE=Alex Crawford;12437]Hi, Does anyone know how the following airmen lost their lives? Sgt Alexander Steadman Watt, 1824374, 12 August 1944. LAC John Drummond (air gunner under training), 1551788, 9 June 1943. Sgt (Eng) Alexander Dunn, 1369631, 158 Sqn, 16 July 1942. All are buried locally in Fife. Regards, Alex[/QUOTE] [URL]http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york42/bb203.html[/URL] On 16th July 1942 the airmen in this Halifax were engaged on a Conversion Flight flying out of East Moor airfield. On board were three pilots and two flight engineers, one of the pilots was an instructor and two were pilots converting from Wellingtons to Halifaxes. The aircraft was said to have been returning to East Moor and it had passed over the Dalby and Whenby area at a low le ....Read More.
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