Edward Victor Conwell
Service number
1104295
Military unit
408 (RCAF) Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address
65 Russell Road, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Date of birth
Date of death
19 Jun 1942 (20 years old)
Place of birth
Chorlton, Lancashire, England.
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
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Family history
Son of Robert Henry and Leah Conwell, of Whalley Range, Manchester.
Military history
Hampden AT189 408 Sqn that took-off from RAF Balderton at 22:40 on a gardening mission off Lorient. Crashed at Servel, nearby Lannion Airfield, northern France with the loss of all the crew. P/O Beranek had reported his aircraft was disabled (reasons unknown) and was preparing to ditch in the Channel. Rescue flights and boats found no sign of the aircraft and it was believed to have been lost at sea. Whether the crew had seen the Le Leguer and Bay of Lannion and believed themselves over the Channel or turned inland is not known.
Also killed
P/O Stanley Beranek
Sgt Alfred Squire
Sgt Donald Haddock.
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
Photo of Edward Victor Conwell