- SURNAME
Fort
- FORENAME
John
- UNIT
617 Squadron,R.A.F.
- RANK
Flying Officer
- NUMBER
49575
- DATE OF DEATH
15th September 1943
- AGE
31
- GRAVESITE
Runnymede Memorial,Surrey,England Panel 124
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 14.1.1912 Colne,Lancashire
son of George and Martha Fort,York
educated Christchurch School,Colne
RAF 1929
RAF Halton 15.1.1929
CFS 5.1.1932
HMS Glorious 23.7.1935
504 Squadron 5.11.1937
RAF Catterick 22.4.1940
41 Squadron 8.4.1940
ACRC 1.12.1941
ACDW 3.1.1942
9 ITW 24.1.1942
51 Group Pool 20.5.1942
10 AFU 24.6.1942
Pilot Officer 14.9.1942
10 OTU 24.9.1942
1660 CU 5.1.1943
207 Squadron 17.2.1943
97 Squadron 15.3.1943
617 Squadron 25.3.1943
award DFC (Dams raid)
Flying Officer 20.8.1943
air bomber
Lancaster JA981
Ladbergen (Dortmund-Ems Kanal)
recalled and crash in sea 8 miles NE of Cromer,Norfolk
DATE OF DEATH:
15-Sep-1943AWARD:
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