126 Squadron (Foremost In Attack). F/L. Long was assigned to Spitfire aircraft AB 526 and went missing after take-off from Luqa airfield, Malta, believed lost to enemy action.
Long, John Herbert (Flight Lieutenant)
Killed in Action 1943-January-28
Birth Date: 1921-April-04
Born: Saint John, New Brunswick
Parents:
Spouse:
Home: St John, New Brunswick
Enlistment: Moncton, New Brunswick
Enlistment Date: 1940-July-15
Service
RCAF
Unit
126 (F) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Foremost In Attack
Base
Rank
Flight Lieutenant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
J/15069
Temporary Burial
Comiso Military Cemetery
Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)