51 Squadron. (Swift And Sure). Halifax aircraft HR 727 returned from a trip to Frankfurt, Germany and crashed two miles south-west of Upper Ashop at Ashop Moor, England. The aircraft was off course and ran out of fuel. Sgt.s E.H. Fenning (RAF), E.G. Lane (RAF), U.K. Short (RAF), and F.A. Squibbs (RAF) were also killed.
Fortin, Jean Gilbert Felix (Warrant Officer 2nd Class)
Killed in Action 1943-October-04
Birth Date: 1918
Born:
Parents: Son of Joseph A. Fortin and Georgiana Fortin, of Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada.
Spouse:
Home: Sturgeon Falls, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
51 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Swift And Sure
Base
Snaith
Rank
Warrant Officer 2nd Class
Position
Navigator
Service Numbers
R/117476
Target
Frankfurt Germany
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)