Bye, George Allan (Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1941-05-25

Sergeant George Allan Bye RCAF

Birth Date: 1920-July-11

Born:

Home: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

139 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Si Placet Necamus We destroy at will

Base

RAF Horsham St Faith

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Sergeant

Service Numbers

R/69632

Memorial Location
Google MapRunnymede Memorial Surrey
Panel 61
139 Jamaica Sqn (Si Placet Necamus) RAF Horsham St Faith, Blenheim IV aircraft R 2791 XD-O shot down into the sea on an anti-shipping strike off Holland. It crashed, on fire, into the ship that had shot it down, the flak-ship Sperrbrecher 33 Silvia, which sank as a result of the damage and fire from the crash of R-2791 into the North Sea, 5Km NW of Texel Island. Sergeant GA Bye (RCAF), Sergeant WG Thorneycroft (RAFVR) and Sergeant SB Bransby (RAFVR) were killed and all commemorated on the Runnymede War Memorial (Hans Nauta www.rafcommands.com, aircrewremembered.com)
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