Benson Usher
Service number
41637
Military unit
61 (RAF) Sqdn Royal New Zealand Air Force
Address
Patea, Taranaki, New Zealand.
Date of birth
17 Nov 1916
Date of death
31 May 1942 (25 years old)
Place of birth
Wellington New Zealand.
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
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Family history
Son of William and Lilian Usher, of Wellington City, New Zealand; husband of Winsome Molly Usher, of Apia, Samoa.
Military history
Takeoff at 00:40 hrs for participation in the first 1000 bomber raid, target Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was coned by the 3./Flakscheinwerfer-Abteilung 159 and hit by heavy (schwere) Flak; crashed Niederaussem 21 km WNW of Köln city centre.
F/Sgt John Charles RCAF
F/O Peter Bluett
P/O John Patey RCAF
P/O John Underwood
P/O Benson Usher RNZAF
Sgt Anthony Williamson
F/Sgt Robert Fawkes - All killed.
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
Photo of Benson Usher