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W R Chorley, Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War. Volume 4 February 7, 1943. 408 RCAF Squadron Halifax HR655 EQ-S. Operation Lorient. Pilolt D W Smith.
Flight Sergeant Navigator Sayers JF, R53361. KIA 07/02/1943, Age 27, RCAF, Canadian. Burial Guidel Communal Cemetery, Row 4, Grave 15.
George R McKillop
Burnaby BC george_mck@shaw.ca
Mr Mitchell
My name is Del Badiuk and I am the curator of the 408 Sqn Archives. I don’t have a lot of information available but here is a quick synopsis.
F/S Sayers and the other members of the Smith crew from 408 Squadron, flying Halifax II HR-655 coded EQ-S, failed to return from a bombing operation on LORIENT. Airborne 1908 7Feb43 from Leeming. Cause of loss and crash-site not established. All were killed.
This was thier 4th Operational mission as a crew. If you would like copies of the entries from the 408 Sqn ORB, please contact me at:
Hello,
I am wondering if there is any information on Robert “red” Webber. He was a flight engineer I believe.
Thank you,
Does anyone recall any info on a William Francis Hayes from Point Edward Ontario Canada ? If you do plz reply.
Thank you kindly.
Des
W R Chorley, Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War. Volume 4 February 7, 1943. 408 RCAF Squadron Halifax HR655 EQ-S. Operation Lorient. Pilolt D W Smith.
Flight Sergeant Navigator Sayers JF, R53361. KIA 07/02/1943, Age 27, RCAF, Canadian. Burial Guidel Communal Cemetery, Row 4, Grave 15.
George R McKillop
Burnaby BC
george_mck@shaw.ca
Seeking information on flight sergeant Joseph Fisher Sayers killed 7 February 1943 in France.
Mr Mitchell
My name is Del Badiuk and I am the curator of the 408 Sqn Archives. I don’t have a lot of information available but here is a quick synopsis.
F/S Sayers and the other members of the Smith crew from 408 Squadron, flying Halifax II HR-655 coded EQ-S, failed to return from a bombing operation on LORIENT. Airborne 1908 7Feb43 from Leeming. Cause of loss and crash-site not established. All were killed.
This was thier 4th Operational mission as a crew. If you would like copies of the entries from the 408 Sqn ORB, please contact me at:
408sqn.archives@gmail.com