Bain, John Douglas Norman (Pilot Officer)

Home in Toronto; enlisted there 8 October 1940. Trained at No.1 ITS (graduated 11 February 1941), No.1 EFTS (graduated 10 April 1941) and No.33 SFTS (graduated 2 July 1941). Commissioned 1941. Killed in action, 31 May 1942; buried in Holland. 156 Squadron (We Light The Way). Wellington aircraft lost during a trip over enemy-held territory. FS W.T. Cormack and four RAF members of the crew were also killed. Addendum: - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.156 Squadron - Award effective 30 May 1942 as per London Gazette dated 27 July 1943 and AFRO 1724/43 dated 27 August 1943. Award presented to next-of-kin, March 1944. The citation reads - "This officer is a very fine captain of aircraft whose courage, determination and leadership have been of a high order. He has participated in attacks on a wide range of enemy targets including Cologne, Bremen, Berlin, Brest, Essen, Mannheim and Rostock. On all occasions he has pressed home his attack with vigour. In one attack, in the vicinity of Kiel, his aircraft was forced down to 300 feet. He coolly machine gunned three searchlights and silenced several light gun positions." Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.