Colin Mellor Parker
Service number
1058722
Military unit
61 Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address
78 Manley Rd, Oldham, Lancashire, England
Date of birth
20 Oct 1921
Date of death
23 Jun 1942 (20 years old)
Place of birth
Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.
Employment, education or hobbies
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Family history
Son of Leslie Raymond and Sarah Elizabeth Parker, of Oldham, Lancashire.
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. Sgt. Dryden’s body was never recovered and he is remembered on the RAF memorial at Runnymede.
Also killed
Sgt Sydney Bradshaw
Sgt John Dryden
Sgt James Fallon
F/O William McCulloch RCAF
P/O James McKeown RNZAF
S/L Ian McNaughton RCAF
Extra information
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Photographs
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