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DUFFIN, James

Personal Information
Rank P/O
Forename(s) James Douglas
Surname Duffin
Gender M
Age 30
Decorations
Date of death 25-08-1944
Next of kin Son of James Arthur Duffin and Olive Janet Duffin (née Brack), of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Handley Page Halifax III
Serial Number NA578
Markings C8-
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country France
Burial/Memorial Place Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery
Grave Reference Plot 6. Row C. Coll. Grave 2..
Epitaph
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 157
Enlistment information
Service Number J/92131
Service Royal Canadian Air Force
Group 4
Squadron 640
Trade Air Bomber
Country of origin if different Canada
Fellow Servicemen
Alden A J (Sgt)
Bosworth R A J (Sgt)
Jenkins S (F/S)
Ward H (Sgt)
Warren G E (Sgt)
White C A (P/O)
Last Operation information
Start Date 25-08-1944
End Date 25-08-1944
Takeoff Station Leconfield
Day/Night raid Day
Operation Watten- to attack a flying bomb site. Part of a 161 strong force to attack 5 V-bomb sites in the Pas de Calais. Varying results. 3 aircraft lost (1.8%).
Reason for Loss Aircraft hit by Flak at 1,500ft. Crashed in a field near 24 Rue du Mont Eperlecques.