McCloy, Geoffrey Browning (Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1942-August-12
Birth Date: 1920-November-16
Born: City of Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
Parents: Son of William Stanley Swain McCloy and Mary Finlay McCloy, of Double Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse:
Home: Double Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Enlistment: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Enlistment Date: 1940-December-11
Service
RAAF
Unit
50 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Sic Fidem Servamus Thus we keep faith
Base
RAF Swinderby
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Service Numbers
403199
Target
Le Havre France
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Lancaster R5746
Mission
Lancaster Mk.I R5746
Bombing 1942-August-12 to 1942-August-12
50 (B) Sqn (RAF) RAF Swinderby
50 Squadron (From Defense To Attack), RAF Swinderby. Lancaster I aircraft R 5746 VN-Q was lost during operations against targets in Le Havre, France. The cause of loss was not determined but the entire crew was lost when the bomber crashed near the target area
Flight Sergeant John Manley Lowe (RCAF), Sergeant Joel Bogard (RAFVR), Sergeant Alexander Ashcroft Waldie (RAF), Pilot Officer David Gray (RAF), Sergeant Geoffrey Browning McCloy (RAAF), Sergeant William Paul Taylor (RAAF) and Flight Sergeant Thomas william Sheridan Addison (RAAF) were all killed in action
Lancaster I R5746 Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database
Lancaster R5746 Mk.I - Bombing - 1942-08-12 to 1942-08-12
Squadron: 50 (B) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1942-08-12
Completion Date: 1942-08-12
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
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Base: RAF Swinderby
Take Off Time: 02:13:00
Squadron Code: VN-Q
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Crash City: France
Crash Specifics: near Le Havre
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
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50 Squadron (From Defense To Attack), RAF Swinderby. Lancaster I aircraft R 5746 VN-Q was lost during operations against targets in Le Havre, France. The cause of loss was not determined but the entire crew was lost when the bomber crashed near the target area
Flight Sergeant John Manley Lowe (RCAF), Sergeant Joel Bogard (RAFVR), Sergeant Alexander Ashcroft Waldie (RAF), Pilot Officer David Gray (RAF), Sergeant Geoffrey Browning McCloy (RAAF), Sergeant William Paul Taylor (RAAF) and Flight Sergeant Thomas william Sheridan Addison (RAAF) were all killed in action
Lancaster I R5746 Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database