Knight, Kenneth Joseph (Flying Officer)

Killed in Action 1943-September-03

Male Head

Birth Date: 1916

Born:

Parents: Son of Harry and Jessie Campbell Knight, of Sheldon, Warwickshire

Spouse:

Home: Sheldon, Warwickshire, England

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Distinguished Flying Cross

Service

RAFVR

Unit

207 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Semper Paratus Always prepared

Base

RAF Langar

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Air Gunner (Rear)

Service Numbers

136036

Home
Google MapSheldon, Warwickshire, England
Target
Google MapBerlin Germany

Crew or Other Personnel

Lancaster ED832

Squadron Leader Ian McArtair Huntly-Wood RAFVR

Squadron Leader Huntly-Wood, Ian McArtair (RAFVR)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1943-September-03
cemetery unknown

Flying Officer Kenneth Joseph Knight RAFVR

Flying Officer Knight, Kenneth Joseph (RAFVR)
Air Gunner (Rear)
Killed in Action
1943-September-03
cemetery unknown

Group Captain Austin Flower McKenna RAF

Group Captain McKenna, Austin Flower (RAF)
Flight Engineer
Killed in Action
1943-September-03
cemetery unknown

Flying Officer Frederick Gordon Charles Spanner RCAF

Flying Officer Spanner, Frederick Gordon Charles (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1943-September-03
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Flight Lieutenant Thomas John Davies Waterman RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Waterman, Thomas John Davies (RCAF)
Observer
Killed in Action
1943-September-03
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Flight Sergeant Arthur John Charles Whitehead RAFVR

Flight Sergeant Whitehead, Arthur John Charles (RAFVR)
Air Gunner (Mid-Upper)
Killed in Action
1943-September-03
cemetery unknown

Flying Officer James Lawson Young RAFVR

Flying Officer Young, James Lawson (RAFVR)
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1943-September-03
cemetery unknown

Mission

Lancaster Mk.I/III ED832

Bombing Berlin Germany 1943-September-03 to 1943-September-03

207 (B) Sqn (RAF) RAF Langar

207 Squadron RAF (Semper Paratus) RAF Langar. Lancaster BIII aircraft ED 832 EM-X failed to return from a raid against targets in Berlin, Germany. Lost without a trace, the cause of loss was not determined

Flight Lieutenant T J D Waterman DFC (RCAF), Flying Officer F G C Spanner DFC (RCAF), Group Captain A F McKenna MiD (RAF), Squadron Leader Ian McArtair Huntly-Wood DFC (RAFVR), Flying Officer K J Knight DFC (RAFVR), Flight Sergeant A J C Whitehead (RAFVR) and Flying Officer J L Young DFM (RAFVR) were all missing, presumed killed in action

The missing have no known grave and all are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial

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