Buckley, John Bowyer

Killed in Action 1943-06-03

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Birth Date: 1922-May-19

Born:

Son of Sidney Earl Buckley and Joan Isabel Buckley, of Woodcroft, Northamptonshire.

Home: Woodcroft, Northampton, England

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

260 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Celer Et Fortis Swift and strong

Base

RAF Portwreath, Cornwall

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Flight Lieutenant

Service Numbers

J/6013

260 Squadron (Celer Et Fortis). Hudson aircraft FK 386 missing in transit from Portreath, England to Gibraltar. Nine airmen, not Canadians, were also killed.

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Lockheed Hudson
Source National Air Force Museum of Canada.
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The Lockheed Hudson was an American-built light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built initially for the Royal Air Force (RAF) shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War and primarily operated by the RAF thereafter. The Hudson served throughout the war, mainly with Coastal Command, but also in transport and training roles, as well as delivering agents into occupied France. They were also used extensively with the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) anti-submarine squadrons.National Air Force Museum of Canada.

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