503611 Sergeant K R Norton RAF VR 10 Squadron (d.20th December 1943) My husband's father, F/O Kenneth Seymour Lear, served in WW2 and flew in a Halifax bomber. We were told by my husband's mother, who is now deceased, that her husband was stationed at Marston Moor. I am trying to find out any history for him as he was reported missing in action and I think in the end declared dead on the 20th December 1943. My husband, like so many born during the war, never knew his father. We don't even have any photos of him. How can I find out if he was stationed at Marston Moor and if he was, if anyone has any pictures of him. He did also go to Canada for training. Can anyone help? We also don't have a date of birth for him but know he was 20 when he died.
Information from lostbombers.co.uk:
Halifax HX164, Operation Frankfurt, airborne 1637 20th December 1943 from RAF Melbourne. Cause of loss not established. Crashed near Dahlen, where those killed were buried. Their graves are now located in the Rheinberg War Cemetery. F/L Whitmarsh gained an Immediate DFM, Gazetted 31Aug43 for his outstanding airmanship during a raid that same month to Mannheim.
Flight Lieutenant Alan Walter Whitmarsh DFM KIA
Sergeant Peter Mill Hayes KIA
Pilot Officer Cyril Priest KIA
Flight Offficer J.R.Kinney RCAF PoW (confined in hospital due injuries)
Flying Officer Kenneth Seymour Lear KIA
Flight Sergeant Ronald George Edwin Buckner KIA
Sergeant Maurice Henry Britton KIA
Sgt K.R.Norton KIA
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