Crew, Basil Glynn

Date of birth:: December 20th, 1919 (Wawota/Saskatchewan, Canada)
Date of death:: January 5th, 1945
Buried on:: Hanover Commonwealth War Cemetery
Plot: 11. Row: B. Grave: 9.
Service number:: J17170
Nationality:: Canadian

Biography

On the night of 5/6 January 1945 Halifax NR257 of No.427 Squadron (ZL-Y), target Hannover, was airborne at 1625 hours, fromLeeming.
The aircraft was shot down by flak, crashing 1930 hours at Dudensen, 10 km N of Neustadt am Rubenberge.

Crew consisted of:
- S/L B.G. Crew, DFC, RCAF (Officer Commanding, “'B” Flight and on his second tour, killed)
- F/L J.D. Johnston, DFC (Squadron Signals Leader, POW)
- Sergeant J.D.Smith (killed)
- F/L J.S.H.Dodge, RCAF POW)
- F/O H.W.Campbell, RCAF (injured)
- F/O K.C.Kelway, RCAF (killed).
- F/O T.Osler, RCAF (killed).

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Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Acting Flight Lieutenant
Unit:: No. 427 (Lion) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Awarded on:: September 10th, 1943

Recommendation (drafted 30 June 1943 when he had flown 17 sorties (99 hours 15 minutes):
"Pilot Officer Crew has successfully completed 17 operational sorties with this squadron. During a week of intensive bombing between June 19th and June 25th this officer carried out four very successful bombing sorties against the Ruhr Valley. // He has at all times displayed a very high standard of courage and efficiency, and his keenness and energy on operational flying has been an inspiration to other members of the squadron. // On 4 July 1943 the Station Commander added his remarks: // At a time when his squadron was being hard-pressed both from point of view of work and losses this officer maintained a cheerful confidence and showed a quiet but dogged determination which have done much to maintain a high standard of morale in his own and other crews."

Invested with award by the King, 11 August 1944.