Cahir, James Gordon
Cemetery: Runnymede Memorial
Country: England
Area: Surrey
Rank: Flying Officer
Official Number: 427479
Unit: 57 Squadron Royal New Zealand Air Force
Force: Air Force
Nationality: New Zealand
Details:
27th August 1944 Age 24 Son of Francis Reginald and Edna May Cahir of Rotorua Auckland New Zealand Panel?262
Name: CAHIR, JAMES GORDON
Initials: J G
Nationality: New Zealand
Rank: Flying Officer
Regiment/Service: Royal New Zealand Air Force
Unit Text: 57 Sqdn.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 27/08/1944
Service No: 427479
Additional information: Son of Francis Reginald and Edna May Cahir, of Rotorua, Auckland, New Zealand.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 262.
Memorial: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
http://muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/Cenotaph/21542.detailLancaster LM232 InformationType Lancaster
Serial Number LM232
Squadron 57
X1D DX-P
Operation K_nigsberg
Date 1 26th August 1944
Date 2 27th August 1944
Further Information
Serial range LL617 - LM296 This aircraft was one of 450 Lancasters ordered from Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Apr42 and delivered as 100 Mk.11s with Bristol Hercules XV1 engines and 350 Mk.1s with Merlin 24 engine initially installed. LM232 was delivered to 50 Squadron Jul44. LM232 also wore the IDs DX-G/F When lost this aircraft had a total of 79 hours Airborne 2013 26Aug44 from East Kirkby.
Lost without trace. All are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. F/O A.G.Russell RNZAF KIA Sgt P.W.L.Moore KIA F/O G.K.H.Christensen RNZAF KIA F/O
J.G.Cahir RNZAF KIA F/O P.O'Callaghan RNZAF KIA Sgt D.Young KIA Sgt A.Watton KIA
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