Howey, William Valentine

Killed in Action 1942-03-07

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Birth Date: 1920-February-14

Born:

Son of William and Joan E. Howey, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Home: Edmonton, Alberta

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

14 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
I Spread My Wings And Keep My Promise

Base

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Flight Sergeant

Service Numbers

R/60904

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First Burial
Google MapEl Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
14 Squadron (I Spread My Wings And Keep My Promise). Blenheim aircraft V 5954 crashed one and one half miles north-west of Landing Ground 116. Two RAF members of the crew, Sergeants K.W. Stevenson and Johnson were also killed.

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Blenheim V5954

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Flight Sergeant Howey, William Valentine (RCAF)
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Killed in Action
1942-March-07
El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt

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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