Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Jenkins was buried at sea by the Italian Coast Guard, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
Jenkins, Francis Surrage (Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1943-February-25
Birth Date: 1920
Born:
Parents: Son of W. A. and Margaret Jenkins, of Shoal Lake, Manitoba.
Spouse:
Home: Shoal Lake, Manitoba
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
458 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAAF)
We Find and Destroy
Base
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Wireless Air Gunner
Service Numbers
R/95049
Home
Shoal Lake, Manitoba
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Wellington LB134
Mission
Wellington MK Vlll LB134
Bombing 1943-February-25 to 1943-February-25
458 (B) Sqn (RAAF) RAF Luqa Malta
458 Australia Squadron (We Find and Destroy). Wellington aircraft LB 134 went down in the sea off Italy. All Canadian members of the RCAF crew died: W/O II R.A. Sheffield (pilot), W/O II L.M. Clark (observer), Sgt. F.S. Jenkins (wireless air gunner), Sgt. J.F. Kirk (wireless air gunner), Sgt. A.F.W. McLeod (wireless air gunner), and Flt. Sgt. P. King (second pilot).Wellington LB134 MK Vlll - Bombing - 1943-02-25 to 1943-02-25
Squadron: 458 (B) Sqn (RAAF)
Start Date: 1943-02-25
Completion Date: 1943-02-25
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
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Target Specific:
Base: RAF Luqa Malta
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Crash Specifics: sea off Italy
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
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War Diary Unavailable
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458 Australia Squadron (We Find and Destroy). Wellington aircraft LB 134 went down in the sea off Italy. All Canadian members of the RCAF crew died: W/O II R.A. Sheffield (pilot), W/O II L.M. Clark (observer), Sgt. F.S. Jenkins (wireless air gunner), Sgt. J.F. Kirk (wireless air gunner), Sgt. A.F.W. McLeod (wireless air gunner), and Flt. Sgt. P. King (second pilot).
6 Group Unavailable
458 Australia Squadron (We Find and Destroy). Wellington aircraft LB 134 went down in the sea off Italy. All Canadian members of the RCAF crew died: W/O II R.A. Sheffield (pilot), W/O II L.M. Clark (observer), Sgt. F.S. Jenkins (wireless air gunner), Sgt. J.F. Kirk (wireless air gunner), Sgt. A.F.W. McLeod (wireless air gunner), and Flt. Sgt. P. King (second pilot).
