22504 WO2 W. A. Parsley Royal Canadian Air Force 97 Squadron (d.21st Jan 1944 ) My uncle Billy Parsley, was a air gunner with 97 Squadron RAF. He was killed along with the whole crew of their Lancaster JB299 OF-W, on 21st January 1944, all are buried in the Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery. - F/L F.J.Roberts DFC /li>
- Sgt E.J.Devine href="http://www.wartimememories.co.uk/allied/royalairforce/97sqd-raf.html#Parsley">Read his Story
- F/S G.Young DFM
- Sgt F.Martin
- F/S P.A.Marsh RAAF
- WO2 W.A.Parsley RCAF
I believe the photo is of the air gunners at training. I m not sure when or where it was taken. Additional Information: | My wife's uncle, Ron Dudley, was in that crew. I have put together a lot of information about the crew, including all their operations. There are some details at
https://raf-pathfinders.com/
John
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| If the nephew of rear-gunner Bill Parsley reads this, there are a few new records of the flight crew. A book on Ron Dudley, navigator of Lancaster JB299, photos of the crew graves in Berlin and some details of the shooting down from a German account. Contact me if you'd like details. See this link PathfindersPeter Marsh
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