18 Squadron (Animo Et Fide). Blenheim aircraft EH 318 crashed shortly after take-off at the Oulmene aerodrome. Two of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed.
Cenotaph at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Mayne, James Anderson (Warrant Officer 2nd Class)
Killed in Action 1943-March-30
Birth Date: 1920-July-04
Born:
Parents: Son of William and Elizabeth Mayne, of South Edmonton, Alberta.
Spouse:
Home: Edmonton, Alberta
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
18 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Animo Et Fide With courage and faith
Base
Rank
Warrant Officer 2nd Class
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/86852
Home
Edmonton, Alberta
Temporary Burial
French Civilian Cemetery At Canrobert, Algeria
Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
www.findagrave.comCrew or Other Personnel
Blenheim EH318
Blenheim serial: EH318
(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3602838)
Bristol 142M Blenheim Mk.V, RAF (Serial No. DJ702).
Bristol 142M Blenheim Mk.V, RAF (Serial No. DJ702).
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
Bristol Blenheim Bomber
Bristol Blenheim
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