61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). Manchester aircraft L 7497 was armed with 1 - 4,000 lb. bomb when it was shot down at Dusseldorf, Germany. Six RAF members of the crew missing believed killed.
Dow, James Robert (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1942-March-26
Birth Date: 1921
Born:
Parents: Son of Daniel L. and Nellie J. Dow, of St. Stephen, New Brunswick.
Spouse:
Home: St Stephen, Charlotte County, New Brunswick
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
61 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Per Purum Tonantes Thundering through the clear air
Base
RAF Woolfox Lodge, Rutland
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/73262
Temporary Burial
Military Cemetery At Dusseldorf
Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)