Crummey, James Gladstone (Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1943-January-11

Sergeant James Gladstone Crummey RAFVR

Birth Date: 1914

Born:

Parents: Enoch & Minnie Crummey

Spouse:

Home: Western Bay, Newfoundland (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAFVR

Unit

125 (FB) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Nunquam Domandi Never to be tamed

Base

RAF Fairwood Common

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Navigator

Service Numbers

798633

Home
Google MapWestern Bay, Newfoundland (parents)
Final Burial
Google MapKillayst Hilary Of Poictiers Churchyard
Grave 221

Took off from Fairwood Common on a daytime air test in anticipation of a forthcoming night operation.

Aircraft crashed into the Clyne Valley, near Swansea. It disintegrated and burst into flame on impact, killing both crew members.

Killed includes Crummey: Sergeant Norman Hurst RAF KIA St. Paul Churchyard, Peel, Grave 274.

Unvetted Source Aviation Safety Network

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial