51 Squadron (Swift And Sure). Halifax aircraft HR 869 missing, presumed over the target Nuremberg, Germany. Pilot Officer Donald J. Cameron was also killed and five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Maughan was killed during his 26th op. and had been slightly injured on August 12, 1942 in a Whitley aircraft accident while assigned to 24 Operational Training Unit.
Addendum: RAF crew members. FS. G.C. Carrington, F/L. T.R. Dobson, Sgt.s D.W. Kemp, A.A. McGregor, and K. Menieks were also killed.
Maughan, Herbert Francis (Pilot Officer)
Killed in Action 1943-August-28
Birth Date: 1921-February-10
Born:
Parents: Wilfred P S Maughan & Kate M Maughan, Victoria, British Columbia.
Spouse:
Home: Prince Rupert, British Columbia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
51 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Swift And Sure
Base
RAF Snaith
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Wireless Air Gunner
Service Numbers
J/18315
Prev: R/106632
Target
Nuremberg Germany
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)