Harper, Clifton Watt

Killed in Action 1942-06-18

Birth Date: 1915-June-30

Born:

Son of R. P. and Carrie Harper, of Brighton, Ontario, Canada.

Home: Brighton, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Decorations: DFC

Distinguished Service Cross

Service

RAF

Unit

113 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Velox Et Vindex Swift and vengeful

Base

Rank

Squadron Leader

Position

Squadron Leader

Service Numbers

42221

113 Squadron (Velox Et Vindex). Blenheim aircraft failed to return from operations. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed.

Bristol Blenheim

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3602838)
Bristol 142M Blenheim Mk.V, RAF (Serial No. DJ702).
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The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company (Bristol) which was used extensively in the first two years and in some cases throughout the Second World War. The aircraft was developed as Type 142, a civil airliner, in response to a challenge from Lord Rothermere to produce the fastest commercial aircraft in Europe. The Type 142 first flew in April 1935, and the Air Ministry, impressed by its performance, ordered a modified design as the Type 142M for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a bomber. Deliveries of the newly named Blenheim to RAF squadrons commenced on 10 March 1937. Wikipedia

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