Pickering, William Vincent (Flight Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1942-July-30

Flight Sergeant William Vincent Pickering RCAF

Birth Date: 1921

Born:

Parents: Son of William Henry and Ethel Annie Pickering, of St. Catharines, Ontario. Canada.

Spouse:

Home: St Catharines, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

149 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Fortis Nocte Strong by night

Base

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Observer

Service Numbers

R/66308

Home
Google MapSt Catharines, Ontario
Target
Google MapSaarbrucken Germany
Final Burial
Google MapSoldaten Friedhof Alliierte Piloten 2WK
Coll grave 8 J 12-18
149 East India Squadron (Fortis Nocte). Target - Saarbrucken, Germany. Addendum: Stirling aircraft BF 320 missing during a strike against Saarbrucken, Germany. FS.s C.R. Spratt, G.K. Sutherland, four RAF crew members, Sgt.s E.J. Buckton, R.G.P. Capham, G. Martins, and P/O. T.M.F. Hulse were also killed. Detail from "We Will Remember Them" - A. Lovett

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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

Crew or Other Personnel

Stirling BF320

Flight Sergeant William Vincent Pickering RCAF

Flight Sergeant Pickering, William Vincent (RCAF)
Observer
Killed in Action
1942-July-30
Soldaten Friedhof Alliierte Piloten 2WK, Am Englischen Friedhof, Kamp-Lintfort, Germany

Flight Sergeant Cecil Robert Spratt RCAF

Flight Sergeant Spratt, Cecil Robert (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-July-30
Soldaten Friedhof Alliierte Piloten 2WK, Am Englischen Friedhof, Kamp-Lintfort, Germany

Flight Sergeant George Keith Sutherland RCAF

Flight Sergeant Sutherland, George Keith (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-July-30
Soldaten Friedhof Alliierte Piloten 2WK, Am Englischen Friedhof, Kamp-Lintfort, Germany