DAMBUSTERS Wait, William Noel

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Wait ​

• FORENAME

William Noel ​

• UNIT

617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R. ​

• RANK

Pilot Officer ​

• NUMBER

178240 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

5th August 1944 ​

• AGE

21 ​

• GRAVESITE

Douarnenez Communal Cemetery,France Grave 1 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

son of William Arthur and Winifred Florence Wait,Lichfield,Staffordshire​

air gunner​

Lancaster JB139​

Brest,France (U-boat pens)​

hit by flak and crashed 1159 hours Douarnenez Bay,France ​

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