Graham, James David (Flight Sergeant)

Prisoner of War 1941-October-30

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Home: Oldboro, USA

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Service

RCAF

Unit

(B) OADU- Overseas Aircraft Delivery Unit (RAF)

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Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

pilot

Service Numbers

R/65422
PoW: 225703

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The Blenheim crashed in the sea north of Sicily. Graham and his two crewman, Sergeant H J Knight (RCAF), and Sergeant I J Bevan (RCAF) were all captured and made POWs.

Blenheim serial: Z7782

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3602838)
Bristol 142M Blenheim Mk.V, RAF (Serial No. DJ702).

The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company (Bristol) which was used extensively in the first two years and in some cases throughout the Second World War. The aircraft was developed as Type 142, a civil airliner, in response to a challenge from Lord Rothermere to produce the fastest commercial aircraft in Europe. The Type 142 first flew in April 1935, and the Air Ministry, impressed by its performance, ordered a modified design as the Type 142M for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a bomber. Deliveries of the newly named Blenheim to RAF squadrons commenced on 10 March 1937. Wikipedia

YouTube Bristol Blenheim Bomber

Wikipedia Bristol Blenheim

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Unit Desciption

(B) OADU (Overseas Aircraft Despatch Unit)

Overseas Aircraft Despatch Unit, Royal Air Force, Kemble and Portreath: formed on 15 August 1941 from the Overseas Aircraft Despatch Flight (formed at Kemble on 9 September 1940), it became No. 1 Overseas Aircraft Despatch Unit at Portreath, which the list dates 26 February 1942 (the list gives 26 January 1942 for the end of this unit) (Wikipedia, List of ferry units of the Royal Air Force). It prepared and despatched aircraft overseas. Unnumbered: the later numbered units are separate records.