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Official Royal Canadian Air Force Casualty Notification
| Field | Record Details |
|---|---|
| Document Type | Official Royal Canadian Air Force Casualty Notification |
| Service Number | J.22255 (formerly R.110306) |
| Rank & Trade | Flying Officer (F/O) – Pilot (G.L.) |
| Unit | 428 Squadron, Overseas |
| Full Name | Sandes, Charles Richard |
| Marital Status & Religion | Single; Church of England (C. of E.) |
| Nationality | Canadian (British) |
| Father | Mr. Charles Lancelot Compton Sandes (7 Park Avenue, Bedford, England) |
| Mother | Mrs. Charles Lancelot Compton Sandes (7 Park Avenue, Bedford, England) |
| Next of Kin (Record of Service) | Mrs. D. A. Hayes (Aunt), 4755 West 2nd Ave., Vancouver, B.C. |
| Casualty Status | Previously reported "Missing" 20-Dec-43 after air operations overseas over Frankfurt am Main, Germany; now "Presumed Dead" 20-Dec-43 for official purposes |
| Authority & Date | Bomber Mail Letter dated 12 July 1944 (Estates Branch stamped Sep 2 1944) |
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Service & Operational Context
- No. 428 Squadron RCAF ("Ghost Squadron"): Formed in November 1942 in Yorkshire, No. 428 Squadron was part of No. 6 Group RCAF under RAF Bomber Command. In late 1943, the squadron operated Handley Page Halifax heavy bombers out of RAF Middleton St George.
- The Mission (20/21 December 1943): Bomber Command dispatched a major raid of over 500 aircraft to target Frankfurt am Main on the night of December 20, 1943. F/O Charles Richard Sandes' aircraft failed to return from this operation over Germany.
- Link to 1939 Passenger Manifest: This casualty notification details the wartime service and fate of Charles Richard Sandes following his November 1, 1939 transatlantic departure from Liverpool to Canada aboard the SS Duchess of Richmond as a 17-year-old scholar.
Associated people
Associated events
| Reported Missing WWII | 1943 (20 December ) | Charles Richard Sandes (1922 - 1943) | His status 'Missing in Action' was… |
Royal Canadian Airforce Notification - Charles Richard Sandes
Image courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.