78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Halifax aircraft LV 899 was shot down by a German night fighter aircraft at Maubert-Fontaine during a night raid against Nuremberg, Germany. Pilot Officer F.W. Topping, FS G.D. Torbet, Flying Officer W.L. Cruse, Sergeants W.J. Batchouski (RAF), L. Lanaghan (RAF), and W.A. Littlewood (RAF) were also killed. This was FS Vaughan's third operation and his was one of 108 Allied aircraft shot down this night.
Vaughan, John Gilmore (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1944-March-31
Birth Date: 1922-October-12
Born:
Parents: Son of John and J. Marion Vaughan, of Windsor Junction, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Spouse:
Home: Windsor Junction, Nova Scotia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
78 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Nemo Non Paratus Nobody unprepared
Base
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Flight Engineer
Service Numbers
R/176665
Target
Nuremberg Germany
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)
