Richards, James Leonard (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1944-March-01

Pilot Officer James Leonard Richards RCAF

Birth Date: unkown date

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Home: St John, New Brunswick

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Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

76 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Resolute

Base

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/19978
Prev: R/138794

Home
Google MapSt John, New Brunswick
Target
Google MapStuttgart Germany
Final Burial
Google MapStonefall Cemetery
Sec F Row B Grave 13

76 Squadron RAF (Resolute) Home-on Spalding-Moor, Halifax III aircraft LW 636 MP-X had just taken off for an operation t0 Stuttgart, Germany and climbed out to about 600 feet, when it stalled and crashed at Spalding Moore, England carrying its full load of fuel and incendiary bombs

Pilot Officer JL Richards (RCAF), Pilot Officer R Sirluck (RCAF), Sergeant PC Bates (RAFVR), Pilot Officer FC Flitcroft (RAFVR), Sergeant GH Hawkins (RAFVR), FS CA Rye (RAAF) and Sergeant R Tipaldi (RAFVR) were all killed.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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