Carson, Ralph Alexander (Flying Officer)

Prisoner of War 1944-January-21

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RCAF

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427 (B) Sqn- Squadron
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Base

RAF Leeming

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Navigator

Service Numbers

J/22673
PoW: 3351

Took off from Leeming in Halifax Mk V (Sqn code ZL-B Bomber Command) on an attack against Magdeburg, Germany.

The aircraft was damaged by a night fighter and abandoned, crashing near Hamersleben, Am Groben Bruch, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.

Killed: Sergeant Norman Smith RCAF R/197664 KIA Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery grave 9. A. 16. Warrant Officer Class 2 Gordon William Chester Toal RCAF R/113498 KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 254. Sergeant Robert Richards RAF KIA Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery grave 9. A. 15.

POWs: Flying Officer Ralph Alexander Carson RCAF J/22673 POW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria. Sergeant Reginald Fuller RCAF R/149564 Stalag 4B Muhlberg (Elbe). Warrant Officer Class 2 William John Ogilvie RCAF R/106784 Stalag 4B Muhlberg (Elbe). Sergeant Fred Spence RAF KIA Stalag 4B Muhlberg (Elbe).

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