Joseph Francis Kawucha
Pilot Officer · J/89925 · 
Canadian
- Died
- 1 July 1944, aged 26
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Pilot Officer Joseph Francis Kawucha of the Canadian air forces served as the bomb aimer of Lancaster ND842 with No. 12 Squadron, Royal Air Force. On 1 July 1944 the aircraft did not return from the raid on Vierzon. He was killed in action, aged 26. He is buried at Magny Churchyard, Eure-Et-Loir, France.
Last updated 13 June 2026.
Crew & operations
Flew as Bomb aimer with No. 12 Squadron.
- Operation (1 July 1944) — aircraft ND842 PH-K (Avro Lancaster) — Failed to return
Crew: T.w. Willis (Flight engineer) · J. Gill (Mid-upper gunner) · Douglas John Evans (Navigator) · L. Honor (Pilot) · G. Chaffe (Rear gunner) · J.e. Massey (Wireless operator)
Timeline
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1 July 1944
Flew Operation
Bomb aimer, ND842 PH-K — Failed to return -
1 July 1944
Died
aged 26
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- Magny Churchyard, Eure-et-loir, 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.)