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SHANKS, John Burton

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rank: Sgt
status: pow
airforce: RAF    (no: 1192260 )
born: 1921-07-20 Wolverhampton United Kingdom

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John Burton Shanks joined 124 Squadron on 1st May 1942. He crashed during support of Operation Jubilee, the raid on Dieppe on 19th August 1942. He became a POW, POW No. 26869, during his time as a prisoner of war at Stalag 344 Lamsdorf he kept a diary. He never mentioned this to his family, but it was discovered after his death in 2014. It has since been published by his daughter in the book “ To Hell in a Handcart” ISBN 978 1838597 542 (Jeni Kingston)

Squadrons:

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AirforceSqdrnDate
RAF 124 Squadron 1942-05-05

Aircraft:

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AA920 1942-05-06
W3432 1942-05-10
W3321 1942-05-17
W3950 1942-05-24
BM377 1942-05-29
P8607 1942-05-30
W3774 1942-05-30
EN775 1942-06-01
EN793 1942-06-02
EN836 1942-06-22
BR588 1942-08-17
BR588 missing in action over Dieppe 19/08/1942 second sortie of the day 1942-08-19
AB814 First sortie with 124 Squadron RAF. Sgt. J B Shanks 1952-05-05

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