Maguire, Lawrence Robert

Killed in Action 1942-07-15

Birth Date: 1919-April-09

Born: Essex County, New Jersey

Son of Lawrence A. and Rita D. Maguire, of Port-au-Peck, Long Branch, New Jersey.

Home: East Orange, New Jersey, USA

Enlistment: Ottawa, Ontario

Enlistment Date: 1940-07-13

Service

RCAF

Unit

8 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Uspiam Et Passim Everywhere unbounded

Base

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot Officer

Service Numbers

J/151001
Prev: R/54228

8 Squadron (Uspiam Et Passim), Khormaksar, Aden. Blenheim aircraft was shot down near Jibuti, one RAAF and three RAF members of the crow were also killed. Pilot Officer Maguire had been slightly injured by enemy action on July 18, 1941 during operations with 21 Squadron.

Bristol Blenheim

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3602838)
Bristol 142M Blenheim Mk.V, RAF (Serial No. DJ702).
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The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company (Bristol) which was used extensively in the first two years and in some cases throughout the Second World War. The aircraft was developed as Type 142, a civil airliner, in response to a challenge from Lord Rothermere to produce the fastest commercial aircraft in Europe. The Type 142 first flew in April 1935, and the Air Ministry, impressed by its performance, ordered a modified design as the Type 142M for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a bomber. Deliveries of the newly named Blenheim to RAF squadrons commenced on 10 March 1937. Wikipedia

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