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Howey, William Valentine (Flight Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1942-March-07

Male Head

Birth Date: 1920-February-14 (age 22)

Son of William and Joan E. Howey, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Home: Edmonton, Alberta

Service
RCAF
Unit
14 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
I Spread My Wings And Keep My Promise
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Marshal
Air Chief MarshalA/C/M
Air MarshalA/M
Air Vice MarshalA/V/M
Air CommodoreA/C
Group CaptainG/C
Wing CommanderW/C
Squadron LeaderS/L
Flight LieutenantF/L
Flying OfficerF/O
Pilot OfficerP/O
Warrant Officer 1st ClassWO1
Warrant Officer 2nd ClassWO2
Flight SergeantFS
SergeantSGT
CorporalCPL
Senior AircraftmanSAC
Leading AircraftmanLAC
Aircraftman 1st ClassAC1
Aircraftman 2nd ClassAC2
Position
Observer
Service Numbers
R/60904
14 Squadron (I Spread My Wings And Keep My Promise). Blenheim aircraft V 5954 crashed one and one half miles north-west of Landing Ground 116. Two RAF members of the crew, Sergeants K.W. Stevenson and Johnson were also killed.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave.com Finadagrave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Home
Google MapEdmonton, Alberta
Burial
Google MapEl Alamein War Cemetery
XXXI F 14

Blenheim V5954

Bristol Blenheim

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3602838)
Bristol 142M Blenheim Mk.V, RAF (Serial No. DJ702).

The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company (Bristol) which was used extensively in the first two years and in some cases throughout the Second World War. The aircraft was developed as Type 142, a civil airliner, in response to a challenge from Lord Rothermere to produce the fastest commercial aircraft in Europe. The Type 142 first flew in April 1935, and the Air Ministry, impressed by its performance, ordered a modified design as the Type 142M for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a bomber. Deliveries of the newly named Blenheim to RAF squadrons commenced on 10 March 1937. Wikipedia

YouTube Bristol Blenheim Bomber

Wkikpedia Bristol Blenheim

General Harold A Skaarup Web Page

last update: 2021-10-05 20:09:43

Blenheim Mk. lV V5954



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