St Andrew, Jamaica
160 Squadron (Api Soya Paragasamu). Liberator aircraft BZ 868 was returning from a 22 hour flight laying mines off Burma when all four engines failed. The aircraft crash landed in heavy seas. Squadron Leader D.G. Joy and one of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. Two Canadians, F/Os R.L. Freeman, C.M. Fisher, and three crew members, not Canadians, were taken Prisoners of War.
Addendum: P/O. P.R. Ascott (RAAF) was also killed.
Robertson, James Duncan Alexander (Flying Officer)
Killed in Action 1945-May-01
Birth Date: 1923-March-14
Born: St. Andrew, Jamaica
Parents: Son of Frederick Henry and Madge Robertson, of Half Way Tree, Jamaica.
Spouse:
Home: St Andrew, Jamaica
Enlistment: Montreal, Quebec
Enlistment Date: 1942-April-30
Service
RCAF
Unit
160 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Api Soya Paragasamu We seek and strike
Base
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Navigator
Service Numbers
J/29252
Prev: R/164565
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)
