Blott, Donald McGregor (Flying Officer)

Prisoner of War 1942-July-27

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Service

RCAF

Unit

158 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Strength In Unity

Base

RAF East Moor

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Service Numbers

J/16601
PoW: 25084

Target
Google MapHamburg Germany

Took off from East Moor at 23:00 in Halifax Mk II (Sqn code: NP-B Bomber Command) on an operation to Hamburg Germany.

After bombing the Halifax flew into the barrage balloon defences. The remains of the aircraft fell in the North Sea.

Killed: Sergeant Frederick William Holmes RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 86. Sergeant Douglas George Mogg RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 89. Pilot Officer Frederick Sidney White RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 72. Sergeant Francis Noel Wright RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 97.

POWs includes Blott: Sergeant Cedric Bowen Bridgewater RCAF R/65731 POW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. Pilot Officer Eric Johnstone RAF POW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria.

Crew or Other Personnel

Halifax W1164

Flying Officer Donald McGregor Blott RCAF

Flying Officer Blott, Donald McGregor (RCAF)

Prisoner of War
1942-July-27
cemetery unknown

Warrant Officer 2 Cedric Bowen Bridgewater RCAF

Warrant Officer 2 Bridgewater, Cedric Bowen (RCAF)
W/Op-AG
Prisoner of War
1942-July-27
cemetery unknown

Sergeant Frederick William Holmes RAF

Sergeant Holmes, Frederick William (RAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-July-27
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Pilot Officer Eric Johnstone RNZAF

Pilot Officer Johnstone, Eric (RNZAF)

Prisoner of War
1942-July-27
cemetery unknown

Sergeant Douglas George Mogg RAF

Sergeant Mogg, Douglas George (RAF)

Killed in Action
1942-July-27
cemetery unknown

Pilot Officer Frederick Sidney White RAF

Pilot Officer White, Frederick Sidney (RAF)

Killed in Action
1942-July-27
cemetery unknown