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Venber, Nick (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1944-May-01

Birth Date: 1924 (age 20)

Son of Nicholas Venber and Vera Venber (nee Prokopchuk), of Nanaimo, British Columbia

Home: Nanaimo, British Columbia

Service
RCAF
Unit
420 (B) Sqn- Squadron
Pugnamus Finitum We fight to the finish
Base
Tholthorpe
Rank
Pilot Officer
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
Bomb Aimer
Service Numbers
J/85634
Prev: R/122455

420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum) RAF Tholthorpe. Halifax BIII aircraft LW 476 PT-J "Jumpin Jupiter" went down in the sea off France during a night raid against the rail yards at Somain, France, cause of loss unknown

Pilot Officer N Venber (RCAF) was missing, presumed killed in action

Pilot Officer Venber has no known grave and is commemorated on the Runnymede War Memorial

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Graves Commission International Bomber Command Centre

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

Pilot Officer Nick Venber has no known grave.

Home
Google MapNanaimo, British Columbia
Target
Google MapSomain France

Google MapRunnymede Memorial Surrey
Panel 253

Halifax LW476

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