Another One, Halifax LV935, R.A.F. No. 1659 H.C.U.
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 3:33 pm
Greetings, have another one, looked all over for hometown for Navigators: Flying Officer Joseph Arthur Rosaire Gaetan Heroux and Flying Officer John Earl Stillings, all CWGC, CVWM, Find a Grave, and F/O J.E. Stillings just states "From U.S.A." does not say from where. Any and all help would be appreciated.
R.A.F. No. 1659 Heavy Conversion Unit
Halifax, LV935, April 8, 1945
Aircraft took off from R.A.F. Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, England for a radar demonstration and bombing practice, aircraft failed to return from mission, some where it was lost at sea while on a practice bombing exercise off the east coast of Britain. Aircraft and crew were lost without a trace.
Crew:
Pilot: P/O J.G.L. Sicotte, J/93527, RCAF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Nav: F/O J.A.R.G. Heroux, J/45167, RCAF, Hometown unknown
Nav: F/O J.L.P. Routhier, J/41979, RCAF, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Nav: F/O J.E. Stillings, J/17618, RCAF, Hometown unknown, U.S.A.
Wop/Gnr: W/O I J.A.L. Potvin, R/159132, RCAF, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Gnr: Flt Sgt J.C.P. Laferriere, K/253892, RCAF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Gnr: Flt Sgt J.C. Valiquette, R/268571, RCAF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Gnr: Flt Sgt J. Stevenson, R/88151, RCAF, Glace Bay, nova Scotia, Canada
R.A.F. No. 1659 Heavy Conversion Unit
Halifax, LV935, April 8, 1945
Aircraft took off from R.A.F. Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, England for a radar demonstration and bombing practice, aircraft failed to return from mission, some where it was lost at sea while on a practice bombing exercise off the east coast of Britain. Aircraft and crew were lost without a trace.
Crew:
Pilot: P/O J.G.L. Sicotte, J/93527, RCAF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Nav: F/O J.A.R.G. Heroux, J/45167, RCAF, Hometown unknown
Nav: F/O J.L.P. Routhier, J/41979, RCAF, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Nav: F/O J.E. Stillings, J/17618, RCAF, Hometown unknown, U.S.A.
Wop/Gnr: W/O I J.A.L. Potvin, R/159132, RCAF, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Gnr: Flt Sgt J.C.P. Laferriere, K/253892, RCAF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Gnr: Flt Sgt J.C. Valiquette, R/268571, RCAF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Gnr: Flt Sgt J. Stevenson, R/88151, RCAF, Glace Bay, nova Scotia, Canada