Service no. 412469. RNZAF. 156 Squadron. Aircraft: Vickers Wellington III BK339. Took off at 19:15 from RAF Warboys. Aircraft lost without trace.
The 156 Squadron was formed at Alconbury in February 1942 as a Medium-Bomber Squadron equipped with Wellingtons, and for the 1st few months operated with No.3 Group. When the Pathfinder Force (No.8 Group) was formed in August 1942, No.156 was one of the 4 Squadrons selected to form the nucleus of the new Force. It remained with the Pathfinder Force for the rest of the European War and played a major part in Bomber Command's Offensive.
Son of James and Catherine Cunningham, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Pilot Officer Cunningham was a member of the crew of a Wellington bomber which took off on air operations on the 15th October 1942 to attack the target of Cologne. The aircraft failed to return to its base and all its crew including Pilot Officer Cunningham was classified as missing. After due time had elapsed his death was officially presumed to have occured on the 15th October 1942 as the result of air operations. The crew of the aircraft contained one other New Zealander Pilot Officer R.S. Longuet of Wellington.
The 156 Squadron was formed at Alconbury in February 1942 as a Medium-Bomber Squadron equipped with Wellingtons, and for the 1st few months operated with No.3 Group. When the Pathfinder Force (No.8 Group) was formed in August 1942, No.156 was one of the 4 Squadrons selected to form the nucleus of the new Force. It remained with the Pathfinder Force for the rest of the European War and played a major part in Bomber Command's Offensive.
Son of James and Catherine Cunningham, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Pilot Officer Cunningham was a member of the crew of a Wellington bomber which took off on air operations on the 15th October 1942 to attack the target of Cologne. The aircraft failed to return to its base and all its crew including Pilot Officer Cunningham was classified as missing. After due time had elapsed his death was officially presumed to have occured on the 15th October 1942 as the result of air operations. The crew of the aircraft contained one other New Zealander Pilot Officer R.S. Longuet of Wellington.
Service no. 412469. RNZAF. 156 Squadron. Aircraft: Vickers Wellington III BK339. Took off at 19:15 from RAF Warboys. Aircraft lost without trace.
The 156 Squadron was formed at Alconbury in February 1942 as a Medium-Bomber Squadron equipped with Wellingtons, and for the 1st few months operated with No.3 Group. When the Pathfinder Force (No.8 Group) was formed in August 1942, No.156 was one of the 4 Squadrons selected to form the nucleus of the new Force. It remained with the Pathfinder Force for the rest of the European War and played a major part in Bomber Command's Offensive.
Son of James and Catherine Cunningham, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Pilot Officer Cunningham was a member of the crew of a Wellington bomber which took off on air operations on the 15th October 1942 to attack the target of Cologne. The aircraft failed to return to its base and all its crew including Pilot Officer Cunningham was classified as missing. After due time had elapsed his death was officially presumed to have occured on the 15th October 1942 as the result of air operations. The crew of the aircraft contained one other New Zealander Pilot Officer R.S. Longuet of Wellington.
The 156 Squadron was formed at Alconbury in February 1942 as a Medium-Bomber Squadron equipped with Wellingtons, and for the 1st few months operated with No.3 Group. When the Pathfinder Force (No.8 Group) was formed in August 1942, No.156 was one of the 4 Squadrons selected to form the nucleus of the new Force. It remained with the Pathfinder Force for the rest of the European War and played a major part in Bomber Command's Offensive.
Son of James and Catherine Cunningham, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Pilot Officer Cunningham was a member of the crew of a Wellington bomber which took off on air operations on the 15th October 1942 to attack the target of Cologne. The aircraft failed to return to its base and all its crew including Pilot Officer Cunningham was classified as missing. After due time had elapsed his death was officially presumed to have occured on the 15th October 1942 as the result of air operations. The crew of the aircraft contained one other New Zealander Pilot Officer R.S. Longuet of Wellington.
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