Davies, John Cecil (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1944-June-09

Pilot Officer John Cecil Davies RCAF

Birth Date: 1921

Born:

Parents: Evan John & Sarah Jane Davies

Spouse:

Home: Vancouver, British Columbia (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

51 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Swift And Sure

Base

RAF Snaith

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/86585
Prev: R/157627

Home

Vancouver, British Columbia (parents)

Target

Chateaudun France lines of communication

Final Burial

Stonefall Cemetery
Sec B Row F Grave 18

51 Squadron (Swift And Sure) RAF Snaith, Halifax Mk III LW-364 MH-B was returning from the target at night in poor weather conditions and was diverted to Driffield airfield to land. Flying in drizzle and very low cloud, the aircraft flew into high ground at Holm on the Wolds, Yorkshire, England

Pilot Officer JC Davies (RCAF), FS EA Blackburn (RAFVR), FS CA Bramwell (RAFVR), Sergeant JF Cope (RAFVR), Sergeant J Hilton (RAFVR) and FS A Murray (RAFVR) were killed in the crash. The rear gunner Sergeant DT Brady (RAFVR) seriously injured, survived

Unvetted Source Holme on the Wolds-Aircraft accidents in Yorkshire

addendum 2: See page 169. Five RAF members of the crew, FS.s E.A. Blackburn, C.A. Bramwell, A. Murray, Sgt.s J.F. Cope, and J. Hilton were also killed. The aircraft crashed at Holm on the Wolds not Home on the Wods. Detail provided by A.E. Barnard, Burlington, On.

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