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BYRD, Clifford

Personal Information
Rank F/S
Forename(s) Clifford Howard John
Surname Byrd
Gender M
Age 23
Decorations
Date of death 25-08-1942
Next of kin Son of Clifford and Elizabeth Byrd, of Outremont, Province of Quebec, Canada. Husband of Elsa K. Byrd, of Timmins, Ontario, Canada.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Avro Lancaster I
Serial Number R5623
Markings OL-C
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country Germany
Burial/Memorial Place Durnbach War Cemetery
Grave Reference 9. J. 16..
Epitaph THE SOULS OF THE RIGHTEOUS ARE IN THE HAND OF GOD... THEY ARE IN PEACE
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 139
Enlistment information
Service Number R/129019
Service Royal Canadian Air Force
Group 8
Squadron 83
Trade Air Gunner
Country of origin if different Canada
Fellow Servicemen
Goodfellow L T (WO2)
Mathieson J J (Sgt)
Renfree E H (F/O)
Webster E (Sgt)
Young H (Sgt)
Howe D L (Sgt)
Last Operation information
Start Date 24-08-1942
End Date 25-08-1942
Takeoff Station Wyton
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Frankfurt- 226 aircraft sustained 16 losses (7.1%). Crews had great difficulty in locating the target due to cloud cover, despite the raid being PFF led (the second time that PFF had done so). Most of the bombs fell in open countryside
Reason for Loss Exploded and crashed at Kalbach, near Fulda, Germany