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F/O. Lawrence Andrew "Lou" Arner J/13745
Royal Canadian Air Force 407 Squadron
from:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
(d.6th Feb 1944)
According to his official RCAF service records, Lawrence Arner voluntarily enlisted in 1941, straight from school.
He was ultimately stationed in England, assigned to the 407 Demon squadron in February 1943, based at Chivenor in Devon from March 1943.
During a training exercise with the 6 (C) OTU on 6th of February 1944, the plane in which he was flying Wellington XII MP575, went missing.
He and the crew were all presumed dead.