Vernon William Byers
Pilot Officer · J/17474 · Canadian
- Died
- 17 May 1943, aged 32
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Not known
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom
Operations on this date. 2 raids in this archive were flown on the night of 17 May 1943: Operation Chastise · Operation Chastise - The 'dambusters' Raid. (Cross-reference by date — not in itself confirmation this airman flew it.)
Timeline
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16 May 1943
Flew Operation Chastise
Pilot, ED934 AJ-K — Crashed outbound -
17 May 1943
Died
aged 32
Crew & operations
Flew as Pilot with No. 617 Squadron (Dambusters).
- Operation Chastise (16 May 1943) — aircraft ED934 AJ-K (Avro Lancaster) — Crashed outbound
Crew: Arthur Neville Whitaker (Bomb aimer) · Alastair James Taylor (Flight engineer) · Charles McAllister Jarvie (Front gunner) · James Herbert Warner (Navigator) · James McDowell (Rear gunner) · John Wilkinson (Wireless operator)
Source: CWGC casualty record: BYERS, VERNON WILLIAM → · Commonwealth War Graves Commission