Archer, Edward Lawrence (Flight Lieutenant)

Prisoner of War 1943-August-26

Flight Lieutenant Edward Lawrence Archer RCAF

Birth Date: 1915-February-26

Born: Thorold, Niagara County, Ontario

Parents: Rev. William Lawrence Archer & Caroline Louise MacGregor

Spouse:

Home: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

14 (AS) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
I Spread My Wings And Keep My Promise

Base

RAF Protville, Tunisia

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/11465
PoW: 2251

Home

Toronto, Ontario

Squadron was based at Fayid Egypt and performed duties of bombing, mine laying and shipping reconnaissance in the Mediterranean starting from 1942-10-28.

Squadron was based at Protville Tunisia at the time of the loss. The aircraft was reported shot down by a transport aircraft west of the Strait Bonifacio between France Corsica and Sardinia Italy. It crashed near Livorno, Italy.

Killed: Sergeant Alfred Phethean RAF KIA body not found Malta Memorial Panel 9, Column 1.

POWs includes Archer: Flight Sergeant J T Jones RAF POW camp not listed. F/Lt John Fleming Kennedy RAF POW camp not listed. F/Lt Gilbert Arthur Lindschau RAAF POW camp not listed. Flight Sergeant Andrew Renton Smith RAF POW camp not listed.

Flight Lieutenant Archer was safe back in the UK 1945-05-11

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Crew or Other Personnel

Marauder FK373

Flight Lieutenant Edward Lawrence Archer RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Archer, Edward Lawrence (RCAF)
Pilot
Prisoner of War
1943-August-26
cemetery unknown

Flight Sergeant J T Jones RAF

Flight Sergeant Jones, J T (RAF)

Prisoner of War
1943-August-26
cemetery unknown

Flight Lieutenant John Fleming Kennedy RAF

Flight Lieutenant Kennedy, John Fleming (RAF)
Navigator
Prisoner of War
1943-August-26
cemetery unknown

Flight Lieutenant Gilbert Arthur Lindschau RAAF

Flight Lieutenant Lindschau, Gilbert Arthur (RAAF)

Prisoner of War
1943-August-26
cemetery unknown

Sergeant Alfred Phethean RAFVR

Sergeant Phethean, Alfred (RAFVR)

Killed in Action
1943-August-26
cemetery unknown

Flight Sergeant Andrew Renton Smith RAF

Flight Sergeant Smith, Andrew Renton (RAF)

Prisoner of War
1943-August-26
cemetery unknown

Mission

Marauder Mk. la FK373

Reconnaissance 1943-August-26 to 1943-August-26

14 (AS) Sqn (RAF) RAF Protville, Tunisia

14 Squadron RAF (I spread my wings and keep my promise) RAF Protville, Tunisia. B-26 Marauder 1a FK 373 S was reported shot down by a Ju52 transport aircraft while on a reconnaissance flight west of the Strait Bonifacio, between the islands of Corsica, France and Sardinia, Italy. There is also a claim by Oblt Franz Schiess of 8/JG53 for a Marauder shot down on this date in the same area. The bomber crashed near Livorno, Italy with one crew member killed

Sergeant A Phethean (RAFVR) was killed in action. Sergeant Phethean has no known grave and is commemorated on the Malta Memorial

Flight Lieutenant EL Archer (RCAF), Flight Sergeant JT Jones (RAF), Flying Officer JF Kennedy (RAF), Flight Sergeant GA Lindschau (RAAF) and Flight Sergeant AR Smith (RAF) survived and all were taken as Prisoners of War

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