Lost over Germany 24th/25th February 1944
77 years ago this month, Lancaster LL 701 KO-F disappeared without trace on a mission to destroy a ball bearing factory in Germany. The aircraft was piloted by Flight Lieutenant John Clement HORNBY (1912-1944) #8843 on the web family tree who perished along with his 6 crew members.
A Facebook page has been set up by Chris THOMPSON, great nephew of Francis Leonard Kennedy, from Montreal, Canada to help find family members and friends of those lost. Please get in touch if you have any connection or information.
FB page, RAF Avro Lancaster Mk.II LL701 KO-F
The other six were:
- Arthur Frederick (Arty) CHALLINOR aged 20
- Leonard Charles (Cyril) CASPER aged 22
- Kenneth MORLEY aged 22
- Anthony Paul COLTHURST DSO aged 41
- Francis Leonard KENNEDY aged 27 Royal Canadian Air Force
- Gordon Lewis WARD aged 19 Royal Canadian Air Force
