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Jones, Henry Summers (Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1943-January-31

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Birth Date: 1922 (age 21)

Cummin and Amelia Jones

Home: Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom

Service
RAFVR
Unit
8 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Uspiam Et Passim Everywhere unbounded
Rank
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
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner
Service Numbers
1192740
9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Lancaster aircraft ED481 was returning from a trip to Hamburg, Germany when it suffered engine failure and crashed at Hawnby Moor, Yorkshire. Sergeants M. Allan, W.G. Murton (RAF), and four others of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed.
Home
Google MapSutton Coldfield, United Kingdom
Target
Google MapHamburg Germany
Burial
Google MapSutton Coldfield Cemetery
Non-Conformist Sec C Grave 554

Lancaster ED481

Avro Lancaster

Avro Lancaster Mk. X RCAF Serial FM 213
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The Avro Lancaster is a British Second World War heavy bomber. It was designed and manufactured by Avro as a contemporary of the Handley Page Halifax, both bombers having been developed to the same specification, as well as the Short Stirling, all three aircraft being four-engined heavy bombers adopted by the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the same wartime era.

The Lancaster has its origins in the twin-engine Avro Manchester which had been developed during the late 1930s in response to the Air Ministry Specification P.13/36 for a capable medium bomber for "world-wide use". Originally developed as an evolution of the Manchester (which had proved troublesome in service and was retired in 1942), the Lancaster was designed by Roy Chadwick and powered by four Rolls-Royce Merlins and in one version, Bristol Hercules engines. It first saw service with RAF Bomber Command in 1942 and as the strategic bombing offensive over Europe gathered momentum, it was the main aircraft for the night-time bombing campaigns that followed. As increasing numbers of the type were produced, it became the principal heavy bomber used by the RAF, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and squadrons from other Commonwealth and European countries serving within the RAF, overshadowing the Halifax and Stirling. Wikipedia

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Lancaster Mk.I/III ED481

WSRAF RoundelN
Delivered to No. 9 Sqn (WS-N) 15 Jan 1943. Crashed near opcliffe on return from mission to Hamburg, 30/31 Jan 1943. 19 operational hours.

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