| Sergeant
John McCormick was serving as Wireless Operator on board Lancaster Mk. II
DS785 coded JI-D during an
operation to
Schweinfurt on February 23/24, 1944.
The aircraft took off from Waterbeach at
2057hrs
carrying 1x 4000lb, 24x30lb and 420 3lb incendiary bombs but failed
to return,
the entire crew was lost. The
crew consisted of:
|
Name |
Service |
Trade |
Hometown |
Age |
|
F/Sgt Alfred Kay |
RAFVR |
Pilot |
- |
- |
|
F/Sgt Edward Marchant |
RAFVR |
Flight Engineer |
Dagenham, Essex |
20 |
|
F/Sgt John Fenwick |
RAFVR |
Navigator |
Wraysbury,Bucks. |
21 |
|
F/Sgt John McKeown |
RAFVR |
Bomb Aimer |
Hunton Bridge,Herts |
20 |
|
Sgt John McCormick |
RAFVR |
W/Op/AG |
Belfast, N. Ireland |
20 |
|
Sgt Robert Harrison |
RAFVR |
Air Gunner |
West Cornforth,Co.Durham |
28 |
|
F/Sgt Bertil Bergquist |
RCAF |
Air Gunner |
Cadillac, Quebec |
22 |
|
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|
Unidentified
class photo. |
Sergeant John Payne McCormick RAFVR, known as “Jackie”, was aged 20
and the son of Samuel and Sarah McCormick of Belfast, Northern
Ireland. Sergeant Kay and his crew were posted to 514 squadron (B)
on the 4th February 1944. All are buried in Durnbach War
Cemetery
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|
John's grave. |
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