| Lancaster LL775 QR-O | 61 Sqn | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date : | 25 février 1944 | Mission : | Augsburg (All.) | ||||||||||||||||
| Décollage : | Coningsby à 18:17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Causes de la perte : | Abattu par un Me 110 piloté par l’Oblt Wilhelm Engel du 3./NJG6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lieu de la perte : | Lagarde (57) | ||||||||||||||||||
 | Plt Off | Allan James | COLLINS | Nav | RAAF | 412112 | KIA | ||||||||||||
 | Flt Lt | Johann Walter | EINARSON | Pil | RCAF | J/17276 | KIA |   | |||||||||||
| FS | Reginald Thomas | GILL | WOP AG | RAAF | 408367 | KIA | ||||||||||||
| Plt Off | Barnaby Ryder | GREATREX | AB | RAAF | 413758 | EVA | ||||||||||||
 | FS | Phillip Llewellyn | JONES | AG | RAF | 865682 | KIA | Auxilary Air Force | |||||||||||
| Plt Off | Herbert | RANKIN | AG | RAFVR | 173840 | KIA | | |||||||||||
| Sgt | Maurcie Leonard | WORTH | FE | RAFVR | 1623406 | KIA | ||||||||||||
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| Distinguished Flying Cross Flying Officer Johann Walter EINARSON, D.F.M. (CAN/J.17276), Royal Canadian Air Force, No. 61 Squadron. This officer has completed a very large number of sorties, including 5 attacks on Berlin. On the last occasion, one night in November, 1943, his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and sustained damage. Nevertheless, Flying Officer Einarson pressed home his attack. Soon after the bombs had been released, the aircraft was struck. The starboard wing tip and part of the aileron were torn away and the aircraft went into a steep dive. Flying Officer Einarson succeeded in regaining control, however, and afterwards flew safely to an airfield in this country. Throughout his tour of operations, this officer has invariably displayed a high degree of skill, courage and determination. FOURTH SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE of FRIDAY, the 21st of JANUARY 1944 | |||||||||||||||||||