Willis, Gordon Keith (Flying Officer)

Killed in Action 1944-05-08

Flying Officer Gordon Keith Willis RCAF

Birth Date: 1916-February-28

Born:

Son of Herbert Franklin Willis and Ethel Eva Willis, of Calabogie, Ontario, Canada.

Home: Calabogie, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

44 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Fulmina Regis Lusta The king's thunderbolts are righteous

Base

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Flying Officer

Service Numbers

J/23367

Target
Google MapSalbris
Final Burial
Google MapGrand Cimetiere d'Orleans
Plot 2 Row A Grave 3
44 Rhodesia Squadron (Fulmina Regis lusta). Lancaster aircraft ND 741 was shot down north-east of Mer, France during a night trip to Salbris, France. FS G.W. Woodd (RAAF), P/Os R.C. Alexander (RAF), G.R. Miles (RAF), Flying Officer A. Greenwood (RAF), and Squadron Leader C.H. Hunter (RAF) were also killed. One other crew member, not Canadian, missing believed killed.Cenotaph at Hillcrest Union Cemetery, Calabogie, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
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