Sparks was the only survivor of the crash of the Halifax (POW). when It was shot down in the Widony area of Hungary, on the outbound leg of a raid to bomb the Szony Oil Refinery. The actual crash location was near Lajosmize, 45 km SE of Budapest.
The crew: Pilot Officer Thomas Bernard Sparrow RCAF KIA Malta Memorial, Malta. Flying Officer Samuel Noah Kwinter RCAF KIA Budapest War Cemetery, Hungary Flight Sergeant Norman Stuart Yates RCAF KIA Malta Memorial Flight Sergeant Douglas James Heath RCAF KIA Malta Memorial Flight Sergeant John Graham Evans RAF KIA Malta Memorial
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