Can anyone help me find out the fate of Flying Officer D.A. James, RCAF ? He was the Wireless Operator of a Halifax III from 420 squadron that crashed Feb 29th, 1944 in Wales. The bomber had been on a training flight and the pilot lost control during a corkscrew maneuver. There were only two survivors , Sgt Jimmy Willoughby, from Jamaica ( who recovered and went on to be the Flight Engineer on my Dad's crew, flying almost 60 missions with the Coffey crew), and F/O James . His service number was J26859 , and the accident report says he was only slightly injured. I would love to find out his fate, after his miraculous escape from the out of control Halifax.
No I have gotten a number of files over the years and I am not related to any of them. They do limit you to one per year bur having said that I did get two Canadians who were both killed on the same aircraft on a raid on Nuremberg on 27/28 August 1943.
Hello Clint. James is posted in to 434 Sq at the end of May 1944 and finishes his tour there with, mainly Wright and Magrath. I have him surviving the war. This coming from the ORB's. Regards, Richard
