Barrie, Ontario
97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft LM 327 failed to return from night operations against Elberfeld (Wuppertal), Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed.
Addendum: Lancaster aircraft LM 327 (OF-B) was returning from a night raid to Elberfield, Germany when it was hit by anti-aircraft fire. The aircraft disintegrated and crashed into a building at Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Six RAF members of the crew, F/L. J.L. Moore, Sgt.s L.L. Davis, J.W. Darroch, FS.s R.A. Kerckhove, A. Tomlinson, and P/O. W.J. Stephen D.F.M. were also killed. Detail provided by A. Warren, Devon, UK.
McMillin, James Parker (Squadron Leader)
Killed in Action 1943-June-25
Birth Date: 1920
Born:
Parents: Son of James Parker McMillin and Alice Steele McMillin, of Barrie, Ontario. B.A.Sc. (Toronto University).
Spouse:
Home: Barrie, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
97 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Achieve Your Aim
Base
Rank
Squadron Leader
Position
Navigator
Service Numbers
J/8437
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)