Matthews, George Norman (Warrant Officer 2nd Class)
Killed in Action 1944-January-30
Birth Date: 1923
Born:
Parents: Son of Norman Henry and Margaret Patterson Matthews, of Victoria, British Columbia.
Spouse:
Home: Victoria, British Columbia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
487 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RNZAF)
Ki Te Mutunga Through to the end
Base
Rank
Warrant Officer 2nd Class
Position
Navigator Bomb Aimer
Service Numbers
R/122398
Victoria, British Columbia
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Mosquito HX916
Mission
Mosquito FB.Mk VI HX916
Bombing Northern France 1944-January-30 to 1944-January-30
487 (B) Sqn (RNZAF) RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire
487 New Zealand Squadron (Ki Te Mutunga). Target - military installations, Northern France. Mosquito aircraft HX 916 appears to have flown into the ground in fog at Bilsham Corper, Sussex, England. The impact hurled the engines and the bombs approximately 300 yards into nearby houses and property, killing two civilians.Mosquito HX916 FB.Mk VI - Bombing Northern France - 1944-01-30 to 1944-01-30
Squadron: 487 (B) Sqn (RNZAF)
Start Date: 1944-01-30
Completion Date: 1944-01-30
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Northern France
Target Specific: Day mission
Base: RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire
Take Off Time: 11:00
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Crash City: Sussex, England
Crash Specifics: Bilsham Corner, 1 mile north of Middleton-on-Sea
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
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War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
487 New Zealand Squadron (Ki Te Mutunga). Target - military installations, Northern France. Mosquito aircraft HX 916 appears to have flown into the ground in fog at Bilsham Corper, Sussex, England. The impact hurled the engines and the bombs approximately 300 yards into nearby houses and property, killing two civilians.
6 Group Unavailable
487 New Zealand Squadron (Ki Te Mutunga). Target - military installations, Northern France. Mosquito aircraft HX 916 appears to have flown into the ground in fog at Bilsham Corper, Sussex, England. The impact hurled the engines and the bombs approximately 300 yards into nearby houses and property, killing two civilians.
