Barking Essex, England
Brigg Cemetery, Brigg, Lincolnshire, England.
Halifax Mk II W1225
Aircraft was hit by flak over the target, incapacitating the pilot, Pilot Officer J N Gilby. The navigator, Pilot Officer Cassidy took the controls and flew back from Duisburg to the Humber Estuary. He was trying for a safe water landing when the Hali crashed into the Humber.
Cassidy, Eric Arthur (Pilot Officer)
Killed in Action 1942-August-07
Birth Date: 1914-October-15
Born:
Parents: Dennis and Clara Louisa Mary Cassidy
Spouse:
Home: Barking Essex, England
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAF
Unit
103 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Noli Me Tangere Touch me not
Base
RAF Elsham Wolds
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Navigator
Service Numbers
104476
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)