The International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC) in Lincoln has put online “the first truly comprehensive record of Coastal Command losses.”
The Royal Air Force’s ‘Cinderella Service’ is often overlooked in favour of the better-known Bomber and Fighter Commands. The mission was protecting vital sea lanes, hunting German U-boats, escorting Allied convoys and attacking enemy shipping.
Access the database by going to https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/, selecting Advanced Search Filters and then Coastal Command.
The information provided is extensive, personal, aircraft, memorial, enlistment, last operation, CWGC, and TNA.
There’s also a list of others on the flight. Checking for the incident where my uncle, Edward Cowan died, I found an international crew:
a flight sergeant from Canterbuty, Kent
a flight sergeant from Chepstow, Monmouthshore
a leading aircraftman from Newtowngrange, Midlothian
a flight flying officer from Young’s Point, Ontario
a sergeant from Hounslow, Middlesex
a flight sergeant from Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset
a pilot officer from Victoria, British Columbia
a civilian journalist from Glasgow, Lanarkshire
I found a distant cousin who died in a crash in 1946…he was only 21 years old…
Minor point of correction; it is Flying Officer in the RAF, not Flight Officer. A Flight Officer was a USAAF enlisted rank, similar to a WO2 in the RAF.
hoping again that my connection back to ACC works through….
Gail