By: cyqq - 23rd September 2011 at 18:26
Thank you. I did have most of that info but not all. My uncle was J G Forbes (Gordy). He was the WAG on that crew.
By: l.garey - 23rd September 2011 at 07:42
I do not have any photos, but please note the serial was X3715, the squadron code was VR-G.
I presume you have the information below, which I got from Lost Bombers:
http://www.lostbombers.co.uk/bomber.php?id=10355
“Serial Range X3694 – X3728. 35 Wellington Mk.111. Part of a batch of 500 Wellington Mk.1C/111. X3160-X3179; X3192-X3221 (50) Mk.1C delivered by Vickers (Squires Gate) between Aug40 and Jun41. X3222-X3226; X3275-X3289; X3299-X3313; X3330-X3374; X3387-X3426; X3445-X3489; X3538-X3567; X3584-X3608; X3633-X3677; X3694-X3728; X3741-X3765; X3784-X3823; X3866-X3890; X3923-X3967; X3984-X4003 (450) Mk.111 delivered by Vickers (Squires Gate) between may41 and Jul42. X3193; X3935 converted to Mk.XV1. X3595 and X3935 Mk.X prototypes. Airborne from Mildenhall. Crashed at Argenteuil, 7 km NW of Gennevilliers in the NW suburbs of Paris. Cause of crash not established. All are buried in Viroflay New Communal Cemetery. P/O E.G.Cavaghan RCAF KIA F/S O.E.Crawford RCAF KIA Sgt J.G.Forbes RCAF KIA Sgt W.L.F.Kellow KIA Sgt R.W.Whitley RCAF KIA “
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