MacFarlane, David William (Flight Sergeant)

77 Squadron (Esse Polius Ouam Videri). Halifax II JB 837 KN-D attacked by a night fighter over Germany and exploded, the explosion bringing down two Stirling bombers flying above it. Flight Sergeant J.F Laurence and five RAF crew members, not Canadians, were also killed. Addendum: The squadron was based at Elvington when Halifax aircraft JB 837-D was lost during night operations to Dusseldorf, Germany . The five RAF members of the crew who were also killed were: Sergeants R. Lewis, W.R.L. Codd, J.H. Waterston, J.W. Richardson, and J. Kershaw. This completes this crew list. Detail from "Some of the Many" by Roy Walker, Kent, England. . The aircraft exploded and the bulk of the wreckage fell near Koln, Germany. FS. J.F.R. Laurence, Sgt.s R. Lewis (RAF), W.R.L. Codd (RAF), J.H. Waterston (RAF), J.W. Richardson (RAF), and J. Kershaw (RAF) were also killed.