Orillia, Ontario (parents)Hurricane II aircraft HV 589 hit the ground and exploded in a sand storm. Pilot Officer R W Cairns RCAF J/17457 was missing, presumed killed Alamein War Memorial, Egypt Column 271.
Cairns, Roy Winfield (Pilot Officer)
Killed in Action 1943-April-04
Birth Date: 1920
Born:
Parents: Winfield & Annie A Cairns
Spouse:
Home: Orillia, Ontario (parents)
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
238 (F) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Ad Finem To the end
Base
RAF El Firdan, Egypt
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
J/17457
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