Toppings, Irving John (Flying Officer)

Killed in Action 1944-March-31

Flying Officer Irving John Toppings RCAF

Birth Date: 1921

Born:

Parents: Son of William John and Agnes Aleta Toppings, of Inchkeith, Saskatchewan.

Spouse:

Home: Inchkeith, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

156 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
We Light The Way

Base

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Navigator

Service Numbers

J/14576

Home
Google MapInchkeith, Saskatchewan
Target
Google MapNuremberg Germany
Final Burial
Google MapSoldaten Friedhof Alliierte Piloten 2WK
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156 Squadron (We Light The Way), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft ND 406 was shot down by German Oberleutnant Koberich, flying a JU-88 aircraft, during a night trip to Nuremberg, Germany. Four RAF, and two RAAF members of the crew were also killed. This was Flying Officer Topping's forty-ninth operation and his one of 108 Allied aircraft lost this night. Addendum: Sgt.s J. Baldwin (RAF), A. Kendrick (RAF), H. Hepworth (RAF), WO.s J. Murphy (RAAF), and G. Wood (RAAF) were also killed, Sgt. L. Wooliseroft (RAF) was taken Prisoner Of War.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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