Murphy, Kenneth William (Flight Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1943-July-09

Flight Sergeant Kenneth William Murphy RCAF

Birth Date: 1918

Born:

Parents: Son of William H. Murphy and Ellen Murphy, of Grosse Isle, Manitoba, Canada.

Spouse:

Home: Grosse Isle, Manitoba

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

106 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Pro Libertate For freedom

Base

RAF Normanton

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Air Gunner

Service Numbers

R/147182

Home
Google MapGrosse Isle, Manitoba
Target
Google MapCologne Germany
Final Burial
Google MapSaint Matthew's church
Sec P Grave 47
106 Squadron (Pro Libertate) Lancaster I aircraft ED 360 crashed in England, outbound on an operation to Koln, Germany. According to TSGNO the aircraft came down due to an engine fire in the starboard outer engine and crashed with a 4000 lb bomb on board at Parsons Drove, Cambridgeshire, England. The aircraft completely disintegrated when the bomb exploded. FS KW Murphy (RCAF), Sergeant JS Johns (RAFVR) and Sergeant C Sim (RAFVR) killed, FS AG Bristow (RAFVR) and Sergeant W Worthington (RAFVR) missing, presumed killed. Sergeant F Scattergood (RAFVR) and Sergeant LJ Hazell (RAFVR) survived, injured. The missing are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. This aircraft had been involved in a fatality Jan. 15-16, 1943, when rear gunner FS AJ Broemeling (RCAF) died as a result of a malfunctioning oxygen mask during a raid to Berlin, Germany.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)