Johns, Kenneth William (Flying Officer)
Killed in Action 1943-January-22
Birth Date: 1920
Born:
Parents: Son of Charles Redpath Johns and Victoria Johns, of Montreal, Quebec. Jusband of Beatrice Helen Johns, of Montreal.
Spouse: Beatrice Helen Johns
Home: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
487 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RNZAF)
Ki Te Mutunga Through to the end
Base
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Navigator / Observer
Service Numbers
J/11119
Target
Cherbourg France
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Ventura AE899
Mission
Ventura Mk. II AE899
Bombing Cherbourg France 1943-January-22 to 1943-January-22
487 (B) Sqn (RNZAF) Feltwell
487 New Zealand Squadron (Ki Te Mutunga). Ventura aircraft AE 899 crashed in the North Sea, presumed enemy action. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. AE 899 was believed to have been piloted by Flying Officer Perryman, who survived after ditching in the English Channel on the return trip. See: https://www.feltwell.net/raffeltwell/articles/ventura_airmen.htm. RAF Commands does not show his personal record.Ventura AE899 Mk. II - Bombing Cherbourg France - 1943-01-22 to 1943-01-22
Squadron: 487 (B) Sqn (RNZAF)
Start Date: 1943-01-22
Completion Date: 1943-01-22
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Cherbourg France
Target Specific: Maupertuis Airfield
Base: Feltwell
Take Off Time:
Squadron Code: EG O
Radio Code:
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Return Time:
Crash City:
Crash Specifics: North Sea
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
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Flak Battery:
Enemy Claim:
War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
487 New Zealand Squadron (Ki Te Mutunga). Ventura aircraft AE 899 crashed in the North Sea, presumed enemy action. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. AE 899 was believed to have been piloted by Flying Officer Perryman, who survived after ditching in the English Channel on the return trip. See: https://www.feltwell.net/raffeltwell/articles/ventura_airmen.htm. RAF Commands does not show his personal record.
6 Group Unavailable
487 New Zealand Squadron (Ki Te Mutunga). Ventura aircraft AE 899 crashed in the North Sea, presumed enemy action. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. AE 899 was believed to have been piloted by Flying Officer Perryman, who survived after ditching in the English Channel on the return trip. See: https://www.feltwell.net/raffeltwell/articles/ventura_airmen.htm. RAF Commands does not show his personal record.
