Denis Sebestyen
Pilot Officer · J/89841 · 
Canadian
- Died
- 1 July 1944, aged 21
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Pilot Officer Denis Sebestyen of the Canadian air forces served as the mid-upper gunner of Lancaster JB462 with No. 12 Squadron, Royal Air Force. On 1 July 1944 the aircraft was lost on the raid on Vierzon. He was killed in action, aged 21. He is buried at Vernou-En-Sologne Communal Cemetery, France.
Last updated 13 June 2026.
Crew & operations
Flew as Mid-upper gunner with No. 12 Squadron.
- Operation (1 July 1944) — aircraft JB462 PH-S (Avro Lancaster) — Failed to return
Crew: Frederick (fred) Henry Moxon (Bomb aimer) · Albert Richard Albery (Flight engineer) · W/o2 N.h. Wettlaufer (Navigator) · O.h. Pollard (Pilot) · J.r. Cowell (Rear gunner) · S.o. Reneau (Wireless operator)
Timeline
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1 July 1944
Flew Operation
Mid-upper gunner, JB462 PH-S — Failed to return -
1 July 1944
Died
aged 21
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- Vernou-en-sologne 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.)