80 – Abbeville

 

B25 Mitchell FW109 VO-D 98 Sqn
Date : 08 mai 1944
Mission : Bombardement d’un site de V1 à Bois Coquereaux (76)
Décollage : Dunsfold
Causes de la perte : Endommagé par la Flak
Lieu de la perte : Cambron (80)
Wg Cdr Roderick Keith Faulkner BELL-IRVING
Pil RAFVR 40201 KIA mentioned in dispatches
New-Zeland Fg Off Colin Leo Malcolm FORSYTH AG RNZAF 40607 KIA Distinguished-Flying-Cross Distinguished-Flying-Medal
Royaume-Uni Fg Off Victor Charles PHIPPS Nav RAFVR 136028 KIA
Royaume-Uni Sgt Kenneth John WHITE WOP AG RAFVR 1079117 KIA
Distinguished Flying Medal.
N.Z. 40607 Flight Sergeant Colin Leo Malcolm FORSYTH, Royal New Zealand Air Force, No. 418 (R.C.A.F.) Squadron.
Flight Sergeant Forsyth has participated in numerous sorties. He is an outstanding air gunner, while his wireless skill has proved of the greatest assistance to his pilot. He has at all times displayed courage and determination in the performance of his duties.
THIRD SUPPLEMENT TO The LONDON GAZETTE Of TUESDAY, the 2th of OCTOBER, 1942

12 décembre 2020 : Ajout des informations concernant la DFM du Fg Off FORSYTH