605 Squadron 1943

[Frank Olynyk]

F/O Kenneth Fraser Dacre (pilot), 126951, DFC (LG #36207, Oct 8, 1943/S5 of Oct 12, pg 4501), KIA, September 23, 1943, Mosquito VI HJ790 'R'.
Sgt Sidney Rowland Didsbury (nav), 1535200, DFM (LG #36223, Oct 22, 1943/S3 of Oct 26, pg 4720), KIA, September 23, 1943, Mosquito VI HJ790 'R'.

June 20, 1943, 0125 hours, Do-217 dest, 4 m N of Compiegne/Margny A/D, in Mosquito II UP-O
June 20, 1943, 0208 hours, Me-110 dest, 0.5 m E of St Dizier, same a/c
Sept 1, 1943, 0030 hours, Me-110 dam, Parchim, Mosquito VI UP-H
Sept 7, 1943, 0152 hours, T/E a/c prob, Keerbergen A/D, Mosquito VI UP-U
Sept 7, 1943, 0159 hours, Ju-88 dest, Tirlemont/Gossoncourt A/D, Mosquito VI UP-U
Sept 15, 1943, 2229 hours, Do-217 dest, Melun, Mosquito VI UP-R
(presumably this UP-R is the aircraft in which they were killed)
Sources: Fighter Command Combats and Casualties for the weeks involved, combat reports in Air 50/169.

Further information on Dacre can be found in Chris Shores: Those Other Eagles.

Frank.