Sharpley, John Eason (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1944-July-01
Birth Date: 1925
Born: Burnley Borough, Lancashire, England
Parents: Walter Sharpley & Marion Nairne Eason Sharpley
Spouse:
Home: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England (parents)
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAFVR
Unit
100 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Sarang Tebuan Jangan Dijolok Malay
Base
RAF Grimsby
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Air Gunner (Mid-Upper)
Service Numbers
2204552
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England (parents)
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.comCrew or Other Personnel
Lancaster LM621
Mission
Lancaster Mk.I/III LM621
Bombing Vierzon France 1944-June-30 to 1944-July-01
100 (B) Sqn (RAF) RAF Grimsby
100 Squadron RAF (Sarang tebuan jangan dijolok) RAF Grimsby. Lancaster III aircraft LM 621 HW-C was intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Hptm Fritz Sothe of 4/NJG4 during an operation to bomb the rail yards at Vieron, France. The bomber crashed at Vouzon, Loir-et-Cher, France, some 29 miles north of the target
Mid-Upper Air Gunner, Sergeant John Eason Sharpley (RAFVR) was killed in action
Flight Sergeant Frederick Harold Fulsher (RCAF), Flying Officer William Kay (RAFVR) and Sergeant Harry Dale (RAFVR) were captured to become Prisoners of War. Fulsher and Kay were sent to Buchenwald Concentration Camp and held for a time before the German Luftwaffe transferred them to Stalag Luft 3
Sergeant William Edward Struck (RCAF) and Flying Officer James Douglas Frink DFC (USAAF) and Sergeant Ernest Harrop (RAFVR) all evaded capture with the help of French locals and Resistance fighters
Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database
30 06/01 07 1944 100 Squadron Lancaster III LM621 Plt Off William...
The Last Flight - International Bomber Command CentreLancaster LM621 Mk.I/III - Bombing Vierzon France - 1944-06-30 to 1944-07-01
Squadron: 100 (B) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1944-06-30
Completion Date: 1944-07-01
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Vierzon France
Target Specific: rail yards
Base: RAF Grimsby
Take Off Time: 22:10:00
Squadron Code: HW-C
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: France
Crash Specifics: Vouzon, Loir-et-Cher
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: fighter
Flak Battery:
Enemy Claim: Hptm Fritz Sothe of 4/NJG4
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100 Squadron RAF (Sarang tebuan jangan dijolok) RAF Grimsby. Lancaster III aircraft LM 621 HW-C was intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Hptm Fritz Sothe of 4/NJG4 during an operation to bomb the rail yards at Vieron, France. The bomber crashed at Vouzon, Loir-et-Cher, France, some 29 miles north of the target
Mid-Upper Air Gunner, Sergeant John Eason Sharpley (RAFVR) was killed in action
Flight Sergeant Frederick Harold Fulsher (RCAF), Flying Officer William Kay (RAFVR) and Sergeant Harry Dale (RAFVR) were captured to become Prisoners of War. Fulsher and Kay were sent to Buchenwald Concentration Camp and held for a time before the German Luftwaffe transferred them to Stalag Luft 3
Sergeant William Edward Struck (RCAF) and Flying Officer James Douglas Frink DFC (USAAF) and Sergeant Ernest Harrop (RAFVR) all evaded capture with the help of French locals and Resistance fighters
Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database
30 06/01 07 1944 100 Squadron Lancaster III LM621 Plt Off William...
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