Greetings, I have a Bomb Aimer: P/O J.H. Clarke, J/21582, RCAF , (Looking for Hometown) assigned to R.A.F. No. 12 Squadron, was flying an Avro Lancaster - PD275 on a mission to Nurnberg, Germany. Aircraft was shot down by a Night Fighter and crashed at Asbach, 6 km WSW from Roth, Germany. P/O Clarke was the only survivor, but was captured and became a POW.
Crew PD275:
Pilot: Flt Lt K.W. Daymond, J/21582, RCAF, Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.A. - KIA
Flt Eng: Sgt A.W. Hathaway, 1894125, RAFVR, Luton, Bedfordshire, England - KIA
Nav: F/O B.C. Kerr, J/40366, RCAF, Huntsville, Ontario, Canada - KIA
Bmb Aim: P/O J.H. Clarke, J/21789, RCAF [PoW]
Wop/Gnr: P/O W.J Malyon, J/93612, RCAF, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada _KIA
Gnr: P/O H. Woffenden, 190918, RAFVR, Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England - KIA
Gnr: Sgt N. McNicol, 3021606, RAFVR, Saltcoast, Ayr, Scotland - KIA
Any help will truly be appreciated !
George
P/O J.H. Clarke ... Hometown?
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P/O J.H. Clarke ... Hometown?
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Double check George, on your list above Clarke and Daymond are listed with the SAME Service Number???georgetanksherman wrote: ↑Sat Jun 24, 2023 2:44 amGreetings, I have a Bomb Aimer: P/O J.H. Clarke, J/21582, RCAF , (Looking for Hometown) assigned to R.A.F. No. 12 Squadron, was flying an Avro Lancaster - PD275 on a mission to Nurnberg, Germany. Aircraft was shot down by a Night Fighter and crashed at Asbach, 6 km WSW from Roth, Germany. P/O Clarke was the only survivor, but was captured and became a POW.
Crew PD275:
Pilot: Flt Lt K.W. Daymond, J/21582, RCAF, Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.A. - KIA
Flt Eng: Sgt A.W. Hathaway, 1894125, RAFVR, Luton, Bedfordshire, England - KIA
Nav: F/O B.C. Kerr, J/40366, RCAF, Huntsville, Ontario, Canada - KIA
Bmb Aim: P/O J.H. Clarke, J/21582, RCAF [PoW]
Wop/Gnr: P/O W.J Malyon, J/93612, RCAF, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada _KIA
Gnr: P/O H. Woffenden, 190918, RAFVR, Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England - KIA
Gnr: Sgt N. McNicol, 3021606, RAFVR, Saltcoast, Ayr, Scotland - KIA
Any help will truly be appreciated !
George
EDIT: found his Service Number - J/21789
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Re: P/O J.H. Clarke ... Hometown?
Thank You for the heads up Temujin, I'M gonna blame that on the steroids that they have me on and the lack of sleep they are causing! Hope things are going okay! Corrected
Re: P/O J.H. Clarke ... Hometown?
I found this article George, on his return to Canada AND he seems to be returning to British Columbia…..so now I’m searching for a home town in BC