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Tanner, Clarence Edgar (Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1943-February-28

Male Head

Birth Date: 1902-November-25 (age 40)

Home: West Brunswick, Victoria, Australia

Service
RAAF
Unit
83 (PFF) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Strike To Defend
Base
RAF Wyton
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
Flt. Engineer
Service Numbers
AUS11689

Lancaster Mk I R5913 OL-G

Took off from Wyton at 18:45 in Lancaster Mk I (Sqn code OL-G Bomber Command) on an operation to Saint-Nazaire France.

Out-bound aircraft hit by Flak and crashed near Saint-Nazaire.

Killed includes Tanner:. Pilot Officer Sylvester Danahy RCAF J/16385 pilot KIA Escoublac-La-Baule War Cemetery, France. Pilot Officer John McCartney RAF 134650 KIA Escoublac-La-Baule War Cemetery, France Flight Sergeant Charles Thomas Clifton RAF 1387289 KIA Escoublac-La-Baule War Cemetery, France Warrant Officer 2 Glen Howard Corrie RCAF R/78953 KIA Escoublac-La-Baule War Cemetery, France Sergeant John Henry McKenna RAF 1316285 KIA Escoublac-La-Baule War Cemetery, France Flying Officer Francis Arthur Mallett Shooter DFM RAF 128684 KIA Escoublac-La-Baule War Cemetery, France.

Home
Google MapWest Brunswick, Victoria, Australia
Target
Google MapSaint-Nazaire France

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