Winnipeg, Manitoba
451 Squadron (Swift And Sure). Halifax aircraft HR 733 was shot down twenty-five miles northwest of Essen at Heiden, Germany. Warrant Officer W.R. Hewitt was also killed. Five members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed.
Addendum: Sgt.s H.A. Briggs (RAF), C.H. Longley (RAF), and D.R. Wilson (RAF) were also killed.
Spencer, Hugh Phair (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1943-May-01
Birth Date: 1915-February-02
Born: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Parents: Son of the late Robert John Spencer and Margaret Eva (ne Lewis ) Spencer of Toronto, Ontario.
Spouse: Husband of remarried widow, Mrs. Hazel winnifred (ne Ross) Lacharite Ward of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Father
Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Enlistment: Flin Flon, Manitoba
Enlistment Date: 1941-April-07
Service
RCAF
Unit
51 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Swift And Sure
Base
Snaith
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Air Gunner
Service Numbers
R/100196
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)