John Pritchard
Flight Sergeant · Aus.417887 · 
Australian
- Died
- 1 July 1944, aged 23
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Flight Sergeant John Pritchard of the Australian air forces served as the bomb aimer of Lancaster DV301 with No. 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force. On 1 July 1944 the aircraft did not return from the raid on Vierzon. He was killed in action, aged 23. He is buried at Langon Communal Cemetery, France.
Last updated 13 June 2026.
Crew & operations
Flew as Bomb aimer with No. 101 Squadron.
- Operation (1 July 1944) — aircraft DV301 SR-F (Avro Lancaster) — Failed to return
Crew: W. Offord (Flight engineer) · Carl Victor Krieg (Mid-upper gunner) · W.r. Cuthbertson (Navigator) · Albert Thomas Couch (Other) · J.n Brown (Pilot) · David Urquhart (Rear gunner) · T. Lyth (Wireless operator)
Timeline
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1 July 1944
Flew Operation
Bomb aimer, DV301 SR-F — Failed to return -
1 July 1944
Died
aged 23
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- Langon Communal Cemetery, France
Operations on this date. 3 raids in this archive were flown on the night of 1 July 1944: Villers Bocage · Villers-bocage · Vierzon. (Cross-reference by date — not in itself confirmation this airman flew it.)