Swinton, Thomas Ross (Pilot Officer)

77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri) RAF Elvington, Halifax V aircraft LL 184 KN-K failed to return from night operations against aircraft assembly factories at Leipzig, Germany, believed shot down into the North Sea off Holland by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Heinz Vinke of the 11/NJG 1 flying a Bf 110 G-4

Pilot Officer TR Swinton (RCAF) was missing, believed killed. Pilot Officer Swinton has no known grave and is commemorated on the Runnymede War Memorial

Addendum: The squadron was based at Elvington when aircraft No. LL 1844 failed to return from night operations against Leipzig, Germany. WO. D.J.V. Dawson, and the other members of the crew who were also killed were all RAF, they were WO. J. Dunlop, Sgt.s W. Neil, C.S. Foster, C.E. Jones, and B.R. Garfield.