James Traynor Fallon
Service number
1378748
Military unit
61 Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address
Unknown
Date of birth
Date of death
23 Jun 1942 (33 years old)
Place of birth
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
Employment, education or hobbies
Hairdresser
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
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Family history
Both parents Peter and Annie deceased on his death, late of Glebe Street, Falkirk. His sister Mrs Catherine Adrian of Griffiths Street, Falkirk was notified of his death.
Military history
Lancaster R5517 61 Sqn take off 23.40 RAF Syerston mission to Emden. Third major raid against the port in a week. 227 aircraft dispatched of which 6 were lost. R5517 hit by Flak of the Marine-Flak-Abteilung 236 crashing between Freepsum (Krummhörn) and Groß
Midlum (Hinte); Niedersachsen, all crew were killed. The bodies of six of the crew were recovered and lie in Sage cemetery, near Bremen in northern Germany.
Also killed
Sgt Sydney Bradshaw
Sgt John Dryden
F/O William McCulloch RCAF
P/O James McKeown RNZAF
S/L Ian McNaughton RCAF -
Sgt Collin Parker
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
Photo of James Traynor Fallon