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Pryor, Gerald Cowes (Flight Lieutenant)

Killed in Action 1941-November-08

Birth Date: 1918-August-05 (age 23)

Born: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Son of John William and Hilda Aikens (ne Cowes) Pryor, of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Brother of Hubert, Keith and Louis.

Home: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Enlistment: Ottawa, Ontario

Enlistment Date: 1940-10-17

Service
RCAF
Unit
18 Sqn- Squadron
Rank
Flight Lieutenant
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
Pilot
Service Numbers
J/4823
Prev: J/3823
18 Squadron (Anima Et Fide). Blenheim aircraft 7895 was shot down whilst attacking an enemy convoy in the Ionian Sea. Two members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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

Flight Lieutenant Gerald Cowes Pryor has no known grave.

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Panel 59

Blenheim Z7895

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 Z7895


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