James Adrian Cunningham
Pilot Officer · J/92036 · 
Canadian
- Died
- 1 July 1944, aged 29
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Pilot Officer James Adrian Cunningham of the Canadian air forces served as the navigator of Lancaster ND459 with No. 625 Squadron, Royal Air Force. On 1 July 1944 the aircraft did not return from the raid on Vierzon. He was killed in action, aged 29. He is buried at Genouilly Communal Cemetery, France.
Last updated 13 June 2026.
Crew & operations
Flew as Navigator with No. 625 Squadron.
- Operation (1 July 1944) — aircraft ND459 CF-M (Avro Lancaster) — Failed to return
Crew: F. Meade (Bomb aimer) · K.g. Barnett (Flight engineer) · R.p. Gatensbury (Mid-upper gunner) · E. Wright (Pilot) · L.c.b. Ekers (Rear gunner) · J.t. Ash (Wireless operator)
Timeline
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1 July 1944
Flew Operation
Navigator, ND459 CF-M — Failed to return -
1 July 1944
Died
aged 29
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- Genouilly 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.)