Flight Sergeant CAMERON FRANCIS McCAW R/56256, 419 Sqdn., Royal Canadian Air Force who died age 20 on 06 June 1942 Son of Andrew S. and Harriet McCaw, of Bedford, Province of Quebec, Canada. Remembered with honour RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL CWGC :: Cemetery Details
Flight Sergeant CAMERON FRANCIS McCAW R/56256, 419 Sqdn., Royal Canadian Air Force who died age 20 on 06 June 1942 Son of Andrew S. and Harriet McCaw, of Bedford, Province of Quebec, Canada. Remembered with honour RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL CWGC :: Cemetery Details Details of the above loss...... 5-6 June 1942 419 Squadron Wellington III VR-U Op. Essen Took of from Mildenhall at 2345 hrs and lost without trace. Crew. F/S. J M. Dutton RCAF + F/S. H J. Kirkpatrick RCAF + Sgt. W R. Rice RCAF + F/S. C F. McCaw RCAF + P/O. D H. Peters RCAF + Extract from 'Bomber Command Losses' Vol.3 ' - W R. Chorley ....................... The Essen Raid of 5-6 June 1942 180 aircraft - 98 Wellingtons, 33 Halifaxes, 25 Stirlings, 13 Lancasters, 11 Hampdens. 12 aircraft - 8 Wellingtons, 2 Stirlings, 1 Halifax, 1 Lancaster -lost. This was another failure, with bombing being scattered over a wide area. Essen suffered minor property damage, 10 people killed and 68 injured. 'The Bomber Command War Diaries' - M. Middlebrook / C. Everitt
