W.m.knowels
P/O · 
United Kingdom
- Died
- 1 July 1944
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
P/O W.M.Knowels served as the pilot of Lancaster ND975 with No. 300 Squadron, Royal Air Force. On 1 July 1944 the aircraft was shot down on the raid on Vierzon. He was killed in action.
Last updated 13 June 2026.
Crew & operations
Flew as Pilot with No. 300 Squadron ((Masovian) Polish).
- Operation (1 July 1944) — aircraft ND975 (Avro Lancaster) — Failed to return
Crew: L.h. Loyod (Bomb aimer) · A.w. Faircloth (Flight engineer) · M.j. Wallen (Mid-upper gunner) · W/o2 R.l. Frankfurt (Navigator) · W.m.knowels (Pilot) · R. Davison (Rear gunner) · B. Richardson (Wireless operator)
Timeline
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1 July 1944
Flew Operation
Pilot, ND975 — Failed to return - 1 July 1944 Died
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.)