Thompson, Willis Henry (Pilot Officer)
Killed in Action 1944-May-04
Birth Date: 1923
Born:
Parents: Son of John Henry and Marie J. Thompson, of Windsor, Ontario Canada.
Spouse:
Home: Windsor, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
460 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAAF)
Strike And Return
Base
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Navigator
Service Numbers
J/88089
Prev: R/145476
Windsor, Ontario
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)
Mission
Lancaster Mk.III JB741
Bombing Mailly-le-Camp France 1944-May-04 to 1944-May-04
460 (B) Sqn (RAAF) RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
460 Australia Squadron (Strike And Return). Lancaster aircraft JB 741 was delivered to 460 Squadron 11 Dec 1943. Aircraft was shot down during a night operation to MaiIly le Camp, France. Casualties included RCAF Flt. Sgt. W.B. Martin (air bomber) and Pilot Officer W.H. Thompson (navigator); RAF Pilot Officer F.W. Baker (pilot); RAFVR Sgt's. H.P. Black (air gunner), W.C. Maxwell (air gunner), J.W. Ranger (flight engineer), and G.E. O'Neill (wireless operator / air gunner).Lancaster JB741 Mk.III - Bombing Mailly-le-Camp France - 1944-05-04 to 1944-05-04
Squadron: 460 (B) Sqn (RAAF)
Start Date: 1944-05-04
Completion Date: 1944-05-04
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Mailly-le-Camp France
Target Specific: military camp
Base: RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Take Off Time: 21:56
Squadron Code: AR J
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: Dommartin-Lettree, Marne, France
Crash Specifics: 22 km SSW of Ch_lons-sur-Marne
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: fighter
Flak Battery:
Enemy Claim:
War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
460 Australia Squadron (Strike And Return). Lancaster aircraft JB 741 was delivered to 460 Squadron 11 Dec 1943. Aircraft was shot down during a night operation to MaiIly le Camp, France. Casualties included RCAF Flt. Sgt. W.B. Martin (air bomber) and Pilot Officer W.H. Thompson (navigator); RAF Pilot Officer F.W. Baker (pilot); RAFVR Sgt's. H.P. Black (air gunner), W.C. Maxwell (air gunner), J.W. Ranger (flight engineer), and G.E. O'Neill (wireless operator / air gunner).
6 Group Unavailable
460 Australia Squadron (Strike And Return). Lancaster aircraft JB 741 was delivered to 460 Squadron 11 Dec 1943. Aircraft was shot down during a night operation to MaiIly le Camp, France. Casualties included RCAF Flt. Sgt. W.B. Martin (air bomber) and Pilot Officer W.H. Thompson (navigator); RAF Pilot Officer F.W. Baker (pilot); RAFVR Sgt's. H.P. Black (air gunner), W.C. Maxwell (air gunner), J.W. Ranger (flight engineer), and G.E. O'Neill (wireless operator / air gunner).
