Freeman, William Max (Flight Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1944-November-08

Flight Sergeant William Max Freeman RCAF

Birth Date: 1923

Born:

Parents: Son of Edward R. Freeman and Flora L. Freeman, of Milner, British Columbia, Canada.

Spouse:

Home: Milner, British Columbia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

158 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Strength In Unity

Base

RAF Lissett

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

R/189238

Home
Google MapMilner, British Columbia
Target
Google MapNone
Final Burial
Google MapStonefall Cemetery
Sec H Row B Grave 16

158 Squadron (Strength In Unity) RAF Lissett, The crew of Halifax III aircraft HX 356 NP-G (nose art "Goofy's Gift") were engaged on a night bombing practice flight when their aircraft crashed two miles west of the runway at Lissett, Yorkshire, England

FS WM Freeman (RCAF) was killed in the crash

Please see Sharp, A for complete casualty list and flight detail

Unvetted Source 158 Squadron Association-Personnel Detail

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission International Bomber Command Centre

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Halifax HX356

Pilot Officer Clarence William Arthur Britton RCAF

Pilot Officer Britton, Clarence William Arthur (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-November-08
Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK

Flying Officer William Wilfred Cook RCAF

Flying Officer Cook, William Wilfred (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-November-08
Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK

Flight Sergeant William Max Freeman RCAF

Flight Sergeant Freeman, William Max (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-November-08
Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK

Flight Sergeant Gerald William Henry Patterson RCAF

Flight Sergeant Patterson, Gerald William Henry (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-November-08
Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK

Sergeant Edwin Sampson Powell RAFVR

Sergeant Powell, Edwin Sampson (RAFVR)
Flight Engineer
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-November-08
cemetery unknown

Flying Officer Andrew Sharp RCAF

Flying Officer Sharp, Andrew (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-November-08
Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK

Flight Sergeant Geoffrey William Stone RCAF

Flight Sergeant Stone, Geoffrey William (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-November-08
Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK