Gurr, Edward James Henry (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1942-July-29
Birth Date: 1917
Born: Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada
Parents: Son of David Henry Gurr and Lilian Maud (nee Giles) Gurr, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.
Spouse:
Home: Montreal, Quebec
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
9 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Per Noctem Volamus Through out the night we fly
Base
RAF Honington
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Service Numbers
R/77348
Home
Montreal, Quebec
Target
Hamburg Germany
Temporary Burial
Municipal Cemetery at Stade, Germany, near crash site
Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied
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Wellington X3475
Mission
Wellington Mk. III X3475
Bombing Hamburg Germany 1942-July-28 to 1942-July-29
9 (B) Sqn (RAF) RAF Honington
9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus) RAF Honington, Wellington III aircraft X 3475 WS-P was coned by searchlights of the 1-3/Flakscheinwerfer-Abteilung 119 and 3/Flakscheinwerfer-Abteilung 610, and hit by heavy (schwere) Flak while on an operation to Hamburg, crashing at the Panzer barracks at Neugraben-Fischbek, near Stade, Germany
There were two 9 Squadron Wellington III aircraft lost on this mission. Please see aircraft serial X 3606 WS-M for casualty list and details on this aircraft
Aviation Safety NetworkWellington X3475 Mk. III - Bombing Hamburg Germany - 1942-07-28 to 1942-07-29
Squadron: 9 (B) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1942-07-28
Completion Date: 1942-07-29
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Hamburg Germany
Target Specific:
Base: RAF Honington
Take Off Time: 22:41:00
Squadron Code: WS-P
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: Germany
Crash Specifics: the Panzer barracks at Neugraben-Fischbek, near Stade
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: flak
Flak Battery: 1-3/Flakscheinwerfer-Abteilung 119 and 3/Flakscheinwerfer-Abteilung 610, and hit by heavy (schwere)
Enemy Claim:
War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus) RAF Honington, Wellington III aircraft X 3475 WS-P was coned by searchlights of the 1-3/Flakscheinwerfer-Abteilung 119 and 3/Flakscheinwerfer-Abteilung 610, and hit by heavy (schwere) Flak while on an operation to Hamburg, crashing at the Panzer barracks at Neugraben-Fischbek, near Stade, Germany
There were two 9 Squadron Wellington III aircraft lost on this mission. Please see aircraft serial X 3606 WS-M for casualty list and details on this aircraft