424 Sqdn, Wellingtons HE272 & HE273
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 2:34 pm
On June 29, 1943, two Wellington bombers (HE-272 and HE-273) assigned to RCAF 424 Squadron took off from North Africa on a bombing mission to Messina, Italy, both aircraft failed to return, cause of loss and location of crash is not known.
My question about this is can anyone put the names of the crews with the aircraft they were on ? Everywhere I have researched the aircraft and or known crew members it states that they might have been on one aircraft "OR" maybe the other aircraft, the list of names are listed below. Appreciate any help putting these Fallen Warriors to the right aircraft !
P/O P.J.H. McManus, J/18285, RCAF, North Bay, Ontario, Canada
F/O K. Marsland, 127310, RAFVR, Orpington, Kent, England
W/O 1 H.E. Mayer, R/92088, RCAF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
F/O L.R. Nussbaum, J/7800, RCAF, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
F/O W.H.J. Pickard, 127967, RAFVR, Bellingham, London, England
Flt Sgt L.A. Ferguson, R/102082, RCAF, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Sgt J. Canning, 1271645, RAFVR, Northfleet, Kent, England
Flt Sgt W.R. Roberts, R/126403, RCAF, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada
Sgt S.D. Rollinson, 1575725, RAFVR, Northfield, Birmingham, England
Sgt A.C. Whiteman, 1332011, RAFVR, Wallington, surrey, England
My question about this is can anyone put the names of the crews with the aircraft they were on ? Everywhere I have researched the aircraft and or known crew members it states that they might have been on one aircraft "OR" maybe the other aircraft, the list of names are listed below. Appreciate any help putting these Fallen Warriors to the right aircraft !
P/O P.J.H. McManus, J/18285, RCAF, North Bay, Ontario, Canada
F/O K. Marsland, 127310, RAFVR, Orpington, Kent, England
W/O 1 H.E. Mayer, R/92088, RCAF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
F/O L.R. Nussbaum, J/7800, RCAF, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
F/O W.H.J. Pickard, 127967, RAFVR, Bellingham, London, England
Flt Sgt L.A. Ferguson, R/102082, RCAF, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Sgt J. Canning, 1271645, RAFVR, Northfleet, Kent, England
Flt Sgt W.R. Roberts, R/126403, RCAF, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada
Sgt S.D. Rollinson, 1575725, RAFVR, Northfield, Birmingham, England
Sgt A.C. Whiteman, 1332011, RAFVR, Wallington, surrey, England