Melvin Samuel Kahn (Kohin)
Service number
R/133968
Military unit
1661 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF Royal Canadian Air Force
Address
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Date of birth
Date of death
19 Feb 1943 (Age unknown)
Place of birth
Unknown
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
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Family history
Son of Theodore and Minnie Kohin (Kahn) née Malovany (both born in Podlaskie, Poland) Naturalised Canadians, of Los Angeles, California, USA.
Military history
9 February 1943 Lancaster R5850 1661 HCU Take off RAF Winthorpe on night training, hit telephone wire after over shooting the runway crashed and caught fire.
F/Sgt Melvin Kahn (Kohin) RCAF - Son of Theodore and Minnie Kahn née Malovany (both born in Podlaskie, Poland) Naturalised Canadians, of Los Angeles, California, USA, killed. He was buried at the Jewish Cemetery, Old Road, Wilford Hill, Nottingham. Flight Sergeant Kahn enlisted in the RCAF in August 1941 and took his training at Toronto, Eglinton Hunt Club, and Trenton. He received his wings at Fingal.
Extra information
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Photographs
Photo of Melvin Samuel Kahn (Kohin)
Photo of Melvin Samuel Kahn (Kohin)
Photo of Melvin Samuel Kahn (Kohin)