69 Squadron (With Vigilance We Serve). Baltimore II aircraft AG 725. took off with 'gills' open and came down off the Italian island of Linosa. The patrol was to observe the naval traffic in the area around Pantelleria island.
Crew:
Sergeant Thomas John McMahon RAF 1179931 KIA, Crashed on T.O. Luqa, Malta, Capuccini Naval Cemetery, Malta
Flying Officer Kirke William Johnson RAF 126967, Crashed on T.O. Luqa, Malta, Capuccini Naval Cemetery, Malta
Flying Officer Charles Miller McClure RAF 108802, Crashed on T.O. Luqa, Malta, Capuccini Naval Cemetery, Malta
Boyd, Victor Leslie (Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1943-May-04
Birth Date: 1921-February-16
Born:
Parents: Sqn Ldr William Henry Boyd, RCAF, & Anne Elizabeth R. Boyd
Spouse:
Home: Toronto, Ontario (parents)
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
69 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
With Vigilance We Serve
Base
RAF Luqa, Malta
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Wireless Air Gunner
Service Numbers
R/71778
Target
Maritime Patrol
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)