Cahill, J A (Flight Sergeant)

Prisoner of War 1945-February-21

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RCAF

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578 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
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Google MapDusseldorf Germany

Took off from Burn at 21:54 in Halifax Mark III (Sqn code: LK-N Bomber Command) to bomb the Rhenania Synthetic Oil Refinery in the Reisholz district.

Attacked by a Ju88 and exploded in mid-air near the target area.

Fatalities in the explosion: Sergeant Walter Bean RAF 3040397 KIA Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 29. D. 18. Flight Sergeant Cecil George Jerran RAF 1603310 KIA Reichswald Forest War Cemetery

The fate of the other five crew members was not found in the record