Warrant Officer Class II Donald Ross Hutchins (RCAF), born in Leamington, Ontario had previously been employed by the Royal Bank of Canada entered service at the Leamington branch in August 1938 and enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in June 1942
Hutchins, Donald Ross (Warrant Officer Class II)
Killed in Action 1945-January-08
Birth Date: 1921
Born:
Parents: Son of Albert Stanley Hutchins and Rose A (nee Munro) Hutchins, of Leamington, Ontario, Canada.
Spouse:
Home: Leamington, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
626 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
To Strive And Not To Yield To strive and not to yeild
Base
RAF Wickenby
Rank
Warrant Officer Class II
Position
Navigator
Service Numbers
R/169558
Home
Leamington, Ontario
Target
Munich Germany
Temporary Burial
Cemetery at Hochmutting Schleissheim, Germany, near crash site
Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied
Enlisted Staff - RBC
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Lancaster JB661
Mission
Lancaster Mk.III JB661
Bombing Munich Germany 1945-January-07 to 1945-January-08
626 (B) Sqn (RAF) RAF Wickenby
626 Squadron (To Strive and not to yield) RAF Wickenby. Lancaster III aircraft JB 661 UM-C2 was lost during an operation against targets in Munich, Germany. The cause of loss was not determined but is believed to have crashed near Gmund am Tegernsee, Germany. There are multiple night fighter claims not attributed to an aircraft serial number on this raid. Lancaster JB 661 was possibly one of the four bombers claimed by Oberfeldwebel Gunther Bahr of 1/NJG6 on this night or one of the single claims by Oberfeldwebel Heinrich Schmidt of 2/NJG6 or Oberleutnant Wilhem Engel of 3/NJG6
The entire crew was lost with this aircraft
Warrant Officer Class 2 Donald Ross Hutchins (RCAF), Flying Officer John Harvey Clark (RCAF), Pilot Officer Kenneth Ross Joslin (RCAF), Flight Sergeant Wayne John Rahkola (RCAF), Flying Officer Kenneth Albert Stroh (RCAF), Flying Officer Jean Paul Herbert Terreau (RCAF) and Sergeant Ernest Leather (RAFVR) were all killed in action
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 1 January - 3 May by Theo Boiten, page 17Lancaster JB661 Mk.III - Bombing Munich Germany - 1945-01-07 to 1945-01-08
Squadron: 626 (B) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1945-01-07
Completion Date: 1945-01-08
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Munich Germany
Target Specific:
Base: RAF Wickenby
Take Off Time: 18:47:00
Squadron Code: UM-C2
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: Germany
Crash Specifics: near Gmund am Tegernsee
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason:
Flak Battery: unspecified
Enemy Claim:
War Diary Unavailable
6 Bomber Group January 7/8, 1945
30 Lancasters from 419, 428, 431, and 434 were ordered to attack Munich.The crews were over the target at between 16,000 to 21,000 feet, releasing89,000 lbs of high explosives and 130,000 lbs of incendiaries. According to reports the central area of the city was hit and some industrial areas being severely damaged. This was the last major attack on Munich. Richard Koval (6bombergroup.ca)
626 Squadron (To Strive and not to yield) RAF Wickenby. Lancaster III aircraft JB 661 UM-C2 was lost during an operation against targets in Munich, Germany. The cause of loss was not determined but is believed to have crashed near Gmund am Tegernsee, Germany. There are multiple night fighter claims not attributed to an aircraft serial number on this raid. Lancaster JB 661 was possibly one of the four bombers claimed by Oberfeldwebel Gunther Bahr of 1/NJG6 on this night or one of the single claims by Oberfeldwebel Heinrich Schmidt of 2/NJG6 or Oberleutnant Wilhem Engel of 3/NJG6
The entire crew was lost with this aircraft
Warrant Officer Class 2 Donald Ross Hutchins (RCAF), Flying Officer John Harvey Clark (RCAF), Pilot Officer Kenneth Ross Joslin (RCAF), Flight Sergeant Wayne John Rahkola (RCAF), Flying Officer Kenneth Albert Stroh (RCAF), Flying Officer Jean Paul Herbert Terreau (RCAF) and Sergeant Ernest Leather (RAFVR) were all killed in action
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 1 January - 3 May by Theo Boiten, page 17