Spafford, William Marshall

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-04-21

Birth Date: 1921

Born:

Son of Gerald Nelson Spafford and Veronica Mary Spafford of Belleville, Ontario

Home: Belleville, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

1 OTU- Operational Training Unit (RAF)

Base

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Flight Sergeant

Service Numbers

R/95683

Home
Google MapBelleville, Ontario
First Burial
Google MapRunnymede Memorial Surrey, Uk
1 Operational Training Unit. FSs Spafford and J.C. Eyre were both killed when Hudson aircraft AM 807 lost in the sea off the east coast of England.Flying Officer Ronald Arthur DORSETT (128126) and Flying Officer Charles Paynter ELLIS (129757) of the RAF were also killed.

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Hudson AM807

Flight Sergeant Eyre, John Crowther (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-April-21
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Flight Sergeant Spafford, William Marshall (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-April-21
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Lockheed Hudson A-28 A-29 AT-18

Lockheed Hudson
Source National Air Force Museum of Canada.
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The Lockheed Hudson was an American-built light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built initially for the Royal Air Force (RAF) shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War and primarily operated by the RAF thereafter. The Hudson served throughout the war, mainly with Coastal Command, but also in transport and training roles, as well as delivering agents into occupied France. They were also used extensively with the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) anti-submarine squadrons.National Air Force Museum of Canada.

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