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F/O David Keith O'Donnell
Royal New Zealand Air Force 214 Sqdn.
from:Wellington, NZ
(d.15th Jan 1943)
My mother and I are interested in corresponding with anyone who has any knowledge of the bombing run on Lorient on 15th/16th Janury 1943 by 214 Squadron planes. My uncle was the navigator on Stirling W7637. This was the only Stirling lost that night and missing. My uncle (my mother's brother) P/O Keith O'Donnell was a New Zealander and trained in Canada.
Update: Are you aware of the brief entry regarding the crew of this aircraft in the book Bomber Command Losses 1943 by WR Chorley?
214 Sqn Stirling I W7637 BU-W Op:Lorient
Took off 1826 Chedburgh. Lost without trace. All are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. S/L Carlyon was a Canadian serving in the Royal Air Force.