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Reigate R.C.A.F. No. 415 Squadron, Handley Page Hampden, Serial # Unknown, March 11, 1943 Aircraft Missing, became lost in a snowstorm while on Anti-shipping patrol and laying mines. Pilot, Sgt J.N. Reigate, RCAF, R/102772, M.I.A., Toronto, Ontario, Canada Navigator, Sgt D.T. Hodgson, RAFVR, 114919...

MAHN R.C.A.F. No. 415 Squadron, Handley Page Hampden, AT240 GX-D, June 4. 1942 Aircraft flying anti-shipping patrol failed to return from mission, search and rescue was started, a week later the pilot, P/O F.H Mahn was found, alone in a life raft, the other 3 flight crew were never found. Crew: Pil...

RIVERS R.C.A.F. No. 415 Squadron, Fairey Albacore Ser# Unknown, Date of attack not known. Aircraft while attacking E-Boats sustained heavy hits during the attack, wounding F/O A.F.G. Hughes Crew: Pilot F/O L.W.F. Rivers (RAF), survived Navigator F/O A.F.G. Hughes, RCAF, J/13752, (Died of wounds 24 ...

MACKIE R.C.A.F. No. 415 Squadron, Fairey Albacore Ser# Unknown, April 9, 1944 It is said that the aircraft crashed during fighter evasive tactic training in the United Kingdom Pilot, F/O P.D. Mackie RAFVR, 127824, K.I.A., Goodrington, Devon, United Kingdom Navigator, F/O E. McFarland, RAFVR, 127822...

Could not find a lot of info on these crews as far as serial numbers and the exact date of which Navigator F/O A.F.G. Hughes was initially wounded., but this is what I found: COWAN R.C.A.F. No. 415 Squadron, Fairey Albacore Ser# Unknown, January 20, 1944 On January 20, 1944, S/Ldr E.W. Cowan was lea...

ACER R.C.A.F. No. 415 Squadron, Vickers Wellington, LZ655, February 7, 1944 Aircraft on anti-shipping patrol off Dutch coast failed to return from mission. CREW: Pilot, F/Lt J.F. Acer, RCAF, C/1748, M.I.A., Westmount, Province of Quebec, Canada Pilot, WO J.L. Dissing, RCAF, J/85547, K.I.A., London,...

Gibson R.C.A.F. No. 415 Squadron, Vickers Wellington, HZ649, February 8, 1944 Aircraft on anti-shipping patrol, on return to base, spotted a dinghy notified Coltishall over V.H.F. that they were going to investigate. Later Coltishall received a message stating that both engines were cutting out, be...

Sheen R.C.A.F. No. 415 Squadron, Vickers Wellington, MF494, July 13, 1944 Aircraft on Anti-shipping patrol did not return after operation. No signals or details are available from this aircraft. A Luftwaffe night-fighter claim for a Wellington off Ameland at 02.03 hours (German time), shot down int...

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BELCHER R.C.A.F. No. 415 Squadron, Handley Page Halifax, MZ456, January 6, 1945 Aircraft MZ456 collided over Oberscheid with LV909 and both aircraft fell near Eibach, Germany. Bombing mission was to Hanau, Germany. Crew: Pilot, F/O L.R. Belcher, RCAF, J/26674, K.I.A., Brantford, Ontario, Canada Nav...