Clifford Sinclair Newton
Flying Officer · J/87580 · 
Canadian
- Died
- 1 January 1945, aged 22
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Flying Officer Clifford Sinclair Newton of the Canadian air forces served as the pilot of Lancaster NG252 with No. 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force. On 1 January 1945 the aircraft was lost on the raid on Dortmund–Ems Canal. He was killed in action, aged 22. He is buried at Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, United Kingdom.
Last updated 13 June 2026.
Crew & operations
Flew as Pilot with No. 9 Squadron.
- Operation (1 January 1945) — aircraft NG252 WS-R (Avro Lancaster) — Crashed outbound
Crew: R C Flynn (Bomb aimer) · C Booth (Flight engineer) · Edgar Harvey Cooper (Mid-upper gunner) · P Grant (Navigator) · E S Stevens (Rear gunner) · L G Kelly (Wireless operator)
Timeline
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1 January 1945
Flew Operation
Pilot, NG252 WS-R — Crashed outbound -
1 January 1945
Died
aged 22
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- Harrogate (stonefall) Cemetery, United Kingdom
Operations on this date. 6 raids in this archive were flown on the night of 1 January 1945: Dortmund · Vohwinkel · Gravenhorst · Hanau · Railway Tunnels · Dortmund–ems Canal. (Cross-reference by date — not in itself confirmation this airman flew it.)