Flight Sergeant William Henry Fetherston (RCAF) was previously employed by the Royal Bank of Canada entering into service at the branch at Arnprior, Ontario in April 1935, later serving at various branches in Ontario. He enlisted in October 1942 from Montreal, Quebec, Laurier Avenue branch
Fetherston, William Henry (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1945-March-17
Birth Date: 1924-August-19
Born: Toronto, Ontario
Parents: Douglas and Katherine Fetherston, of Toronto, Ontario
Spouse:
Home: Montreal, Quebec
Enlistment: Montreal Quebec
Enlistment Date: 1942-October
Service
RCAF
Unit
103 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Noli Me Tangere Touch me not
Base
RAF Elsham Wolds
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Bomb Aimer
Service Numbers
R/190659
Home
Montreal, Quebec
Target
Nuremberg Germany
Temporary Burial
North-West Corner of the Churchyard at Laichingen, Germany
Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Lancaster NN758
Mission
Lancaster Mk.I NN758
Bombing Nuremberg Germany 1945-March-16 to 1945-March-17
103 (B) Sqn (RAF) RAF Elsham Wolds
103 Squadron (Noli me tangere) RAF Elsham Wolds. Lancaster I aircraft NN 758 PM-S was shot down by night fighter pilot Feldwebel Joseph Brunner of 10/NJG6, crashing two miles north of Laichingen, Germany during a night operation against targets in Nuremberg, Germany
Only one crew member survived the loss of this aircraft
Flight Lieutenant Alastair Clarence Watt (RCAF), Flight Sergeant William Henry Fetherston (RCAF), Pilot Officer Albert Edward Wotherspoon (RCAF), Flight Sergeant George William Blackshaw (RAFVR), Flight Sergeant James Stanley Hickey (RAFVR) and Sergeant James Frederick Jackson (RAFVR) were all killed in action
Flight Sergeant Albert Charles Bellisle (RCAF) bailed out and survived to be taken as Prisoner of War
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1945 1 January - 3 May by Theo Boiten, page 83
Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database
This is the crew of Lancaster NN758
This is the crew of Lancaster NN758
Lancaster NN758 Mk.I - Bombing Nuremberg Germany - 1945-03-16 to 1945-03-17
Squadron: 103 (B) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1945-03-16
Completion Date: 1945-03-17
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Nuremberg Germany
Target Specific:
Base: RAF Elsham Wolds
Take Off Time: 17:15:00
Squadron Code: PM-S
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: Germany
Crash Specifics: two miles north of Laichingen
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: fighter
Flak Battery:
Enemy Claim: Feldwebel Joseph Brunner of 10/NJG6
War Diary Unavailable
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103 Squadron (Noli me tangere) RAF Elsham Wolds. Lancaster I aircraft NN 758 PM-S was shot down by night fighter pilot Feldwebel Joseph Brunner of 10/NJG6, crashing two miles north of Laichingen, Germany during a night operation against targets in Nuremberg, Germany
Only one crew member survived the loss of this aircraft
Flight Lieutenant Alastair Clarence Watt (RCAF), Flight Sergeant William Henry Fetherston (RCAF), Pilot Officer Albert Edward Wotherspoon (RCAF), Flight Sergeant George William Blackshaw (RAFVR), Flight Sergeant James Stanley Hickey (RAFVR) and Sergeant James Frederick Jackson (RAFVR) were all killed in action
Flight Sergeant Albert Charles Bellisle (RCAF) bailed out and survived to be taken as Prisoner of War
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1945 1 January - 3 May by Theo Boiten, page 83 Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database
This is the crew of Lancaster NN758
This is the crew of Lancaster NN758