Regina, Saskatchewan (parents)
206 Squadron (Nihil Nos Effugit). Liberator aircraft BZ 961 overshot the runway, hit a hill and crashed at RAF Leuchars, Scotland. Flying Officer G.J. Dunn (RAF), Warrant Officer G.J. Forbes (RNZAF), FS J.H. Williams (RAAF), and eight other crew members, not Canadians, were also killed.
addendum: Seven RAF members of the crew, F/0 R. Taylor, G.J. Dunn,
R.A. Alabaster, R. Walker, P/O. W.H. Thompson, Sgt.s E.H. Wilkinson, H. Nimmo, Warrant Officer G.J. Forbes (RNZAF), and FS J.H. Williams (RAAF) were also killed.
Bayard, John William (Flying Officer)
Killed in Action 1944-September-14
Birth Date: 1920
Born:
Parents: Thomas Allen Bayard and Mary Martha Bayard, brother of Richard Lewis Bayard, who also served in the Royal Canadian Air Force and who died on October 10, 1943.
Spouse:
Home: Regina, Saskatchewan (parents)
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
206 (AS) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Nihil Nos Effugit Nothing escapes us
Base
RAF Leuchars, Scotland
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
J/24999
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)
