Crockett, Earle Grant (Flight Lieutenant)

Killed in Action 1943-August-28

Flight Lieutenant Earle Grant Crockett RCAF

Birth Date: 1917-January-01

Born: Aberdeen, Scotland

Parents: William Milne Crockett & Florence May (nee Fletcher) Crockett

Spouse:

Home: Outremont, Quebec

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

97 (PFF) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Achieve Your Aim

Base

RAF Bourn

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Navigator

Service Numbers

J/11952

Home
Google MapOutremont, Quebec
Target
Google MapNuremberg Germany
Temporary Burial
Google MapErlangen Civil Cemetery, Germany

Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied

Final Burial
Google MapDurnbach War Cemetery
Plot 6 Row C Grave 1

Took off from Bourn at 21:43 in Lancaster Mk III (Sqn code OK-F Bomber Command) on an operation to Nuremberg Germany.

Shot down (means not found) and crashed at Erlangen, Germany.

Killed includes Crockett: Flying Officer James Clifford Frizell RCAF J/11609 KIA Durnbach War Cemetery grave 6. C. 3. Warrant Officer Class 2 Warren St. Clair Hebb RCAF R/88174 KIA Durnbach War Cemetery Joint grave 6. C. 4-5. F/Lt Oliver Brock Robertson RCAF J/10302 pilot KIA Durnbach War Cemetery grave 6. C. 2. Flight Sergeant Walter Ian Leslie Wilkes RAF KIA Durnbach War Cemetery Joint grave 6. C. 4-5.

POW; WO Peter Scott RAF POW Stalag 4B Muhlberg (Elbe).

Flight Lieutenant Crockett had previously been employed by the Royal Bank of Canada from January 27, 1936 when he joined the Montreal, Quebec, Park and Bernard branch and enlisted in the RCAF from Ottawa, Ontario, Bank and Somerset branch on June 9, 1941

Unvetted Source Enlisted Staff - RBC

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Commonwealth War Grave Commission International Bomber Command Centre

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Lancaster JA958

Flight Lieutenant Earle Grant Crockett RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Crockett, Earle Grant (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1943-August-28
Durnbach War Cemetery, Gmund am Tegernsee, Germany

Flying Officer James Clifford Frizzell RCAF

Flying Officer Frizzell, James Clifford (RCAF)
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1943-August-28
Durnbach War Cemetery, Gmund am Tegernsee, Germany

Warrant Officer 2nd Class Warren St Clair Hebb RCAF

Warrant Officer 2nd Class Hebb, Warren St Clair (RCAF)
Air Gunner (Rear)
Killed in Action
1943-August-28
Durnbach War Cemetery, Gmund am Tegernsee, Germany

Sergeant William Gething Peel RAFVR

Sergeant Peel, William Gething (RAFVR)
Flight Engineer
Prisoner of War
1943-August-28
cemetery unknown

Flight Lieutenant Oliver Brock Robertson RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Robertson, Oliver Brock (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1943-August-28
Durnbach War Cemetery, Gmund am Tegernsee, Germany

Warrant Officer Peter Scott RAFVR

Warrant Officer Scott, Peter (RAFVR)
Bomb Aimer
Prisoner of War
1943-August-28
cemetery unknown

Flight Sergeant Walter Ian Leslie Wilkes RAFVR

Flight Sergeant Wilkes, Walter Ian Leslie (RAFVR)
Air Gunner (Mid-Upper)
Killed in Action
1943-August-28
cemetery unknown

Mission

Lancaster Mk.III JA958

Bombing Nuremberg Germany 1943-August-27 to 1943-August-28

97 (PFF) Sqn (RAF) RAF Bourn

97 Squadron RAF (Achieve Your Aim), Pathfinder Force, RAF Bourn. Lancaster BIII aircraft JA 958 OF-K was likely shot down by night fighter pilot Oblt Otto Ertel of 5/JG300, four miles north of Erlangen, Germany during an operation against targets in Nuremberg, Germany. The Lancaster crashed at Bubenreuth near Erlangen

Flight Lieutenant O B Robertson DFC (RCAF), Flight Lieutenant E G Crockett (RCAF), Flying Officer J C Frizzell (RCAF), Warrant Officer 2nd Class W S Hebb (RCAF) and Flight Sergeant W I L Wilkes (RAFVR were all killed in action

Warrant Officer P Scott (RAFVR) and Sergeant W G Peel (RAFVR) survived and were taken as Prisoners of War

Addendum: FS. W.I.L. Wilkes (RAF) was also killed and two members of the crew, not Canadians, were taken Prisoners Of War.

Unvetted Source Royal air Force Serial and Image Database

Unvetted Source Crew: Robertson - RAF PATHFINDERS ARCHIVE