Linning, William Edward (Flying Officer)

Killed in Action 1944-July-16

Flying Officer William Edward Linning RCAF

Birth Date: 1920-July-02

Born:

Parents: Son of William and Kitty May Linning, of Lethbridge, Alberta.

Spouse:

Home: Lethbridge, Alberta

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

298 (SD) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Silent We Strike

Base

Tarrant Rushton

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Wireless Air Gunner

Service Numbers

J/20858

Home
Google MapLethbridge, Alberta
Target
Google MapSOE France
Temporary Burial
Google MapCalvados, France

Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied

Final Burial
Google MapBretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery
XXVII G 2

298 Squadron RAF (Silent We Strike) Halifax V aircraft LL 129 8T-N shot down by flak down near Larre, 10 km NE of Alencon, France during a night supply drop for resistance groups, SOE Operation Stationer 175

Flying Officer DW Smith (RCAF) was killed. Please see Fournier, JW for complete casualty list and flight detail

Flying Officer W/AG Linning was initially buried at Alencon, France, exhumed, and reinterred in the Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, France

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Halifax LL129

Warrant Officer 1st Class Joseph Wilfred Romeo Fournier RCAF

Warrant Officer 1st Class Fournier, Joseph Wilfred Romeo (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-July-16
Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, France

Flying Officer William Edward Linning RCAF

Flying Officer Linning, William Edward (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-July-16
Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, France

Flying Officer Derwood William Smith RCAF

Flying Officer Smith, Derwood William (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Action
1944-July-16
West Cemetery, Avenue Francois Chancel, Le Mans, Sarthe, France

Unit Desciption

298 (SD) Sqn Silent We Strike ()

298 was a special squadron within Transport Command.

298 Squadron was SD (Special Duties), glider tow and SOE (Special Operations Executive). SOE duties included dropping equipment to partisans and resistance.

Formed 24 Aug 1942 – 19 Oct 1942, then reformed 4 Nov 1943 – 21 Dec 1946

Wikipedia 298 Squadron