156 Squadron (We Light The Way), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft JB 553 missing during a trip to Berlin, Germany. Warrant Officer L.J. Adair was also killed. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed.
Addendum: Lancaster aircraft .113 553 missing during a trip to Berlin, Germany. WO. U. Adair and four RAF members of the crew, WO. J. Borland D.F.C., Sgt.s D.B.G. MacKenzie, A.A. Wailer, and FS. D.C.G. Snelling were also killed. One member of the crew, not Canadian, missing,
Purmal, Vincent Robert (Pilot Officer)
Killed in Action 1944-January-03
Birth Date: 1923
Born:
Parents:
Spouse:
Home: Toronto, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
156 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
We Light The Way
Base
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Navigator
Service Numbers
J/19506
Prev: R/58949
Home
Toronto, Ontario
Target
Berlin Germany
Temporary Burial
Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)