Birth Date: 1921 (age 21)
Frederick James & Margaret Elizabeth Merritt
Home: Enfield, Middlesex, England (parents)
Marshal | |
Air Chief Marshal | A/C/M |
Air Marshal | A/M |
Air Vice Marshal | A/V/M |
Air Commodore | A/C |
Group Captain | G/C |
Wing Commander | W/C |
Squadron Leader | S/L |
Flight Lieutenant | F/L |
Flying Officer | F/O |
Pilot Officer | P/O |
Warrant Officer 1st Class | WO1 |
Warrant Officer 2nd Class | WO2 |
Flight Sergeant | FS |
Sergeant | SGT |
Corporal | CPL |
Senior Aircraftman | SAC |
Leading Aircraftman | LAC |
Aircraftman 1st Class | AC1 |
Aircraftman 2nd Class | AC2 |
Aircraft Z 8366 suffered engine failure returning from Catania Airfield, Sicily and crashed near Attard, Malta.
Five crew, Davis-RCAF and 4-RAF were killed: Sergeant A R Merritt, pilot; Sergeant A McColl, W/Op-AG; Sergeant E K Roberts, W/Op-AG and Flight Sergeant K J Ross, AG. The lone survivor is not named in the record.