Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Memorial – Flight Sergeant James McDowell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Flight Sergeant James McDowell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Photo of JAMES MCDOWELL – James sitting on left. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Photo of James McDowell – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

Squadron Badge

Cemetery – Harlingen Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Frans van Cappellen, The Netherlands)

Grave Marker – Photo courtesy of Frans van Cappellen, The Netherlands Lancaster ED 934 was airborne 21:30 on the May 16th 1943 from Scampton headed for the Sorpe Dam. Hit by Flak from Flak Batteries on Texel, while flying at 300 feet outbound, and crashed into the Waddenzee W of Harlingen, where Air Gunner F/S McDowell is buried in the General Cemetery. His body was recovered June 22th 1943; his comrades have no known graves. They are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial: P/O V.W.Byers, RCAF, was the 32 yr old pilot. Five members of the RAF were also lost: Sgt A.J.Taylor; F/O J.H.Warner; P/O A.N.Whitaker; Sgt J.Wilkinson; Sgt C.M.C.A Jarvis. This aircraft was a Mk.111 Type 464 (Provisioning) Lancaster. Tested 29Apr43 and delivered to 617 Sqdn, May 3rd 1943. Part of the second wave of Operation Chastise Lost on its first Key Operation with a total of 17 hours. ED934 was one of eight 617 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation. See: ED864; ED865; ED887; ED910; ED925; ED927; ED937 (//lostbombers.co.uk)

Grave Marker – Grave marker