F/O William John Farr

[Dave Homewood]

Does anyone have any information on Flying Officer William John Farr - known as Jack - NZ427788?

I am told he flew Ansons, Wellingtons, Stirlings and Lancasters. He and the crew were all badly wounded by night fighters over Dortmund but he managed to get the aeroplane back to England. Not sure of that date, this is info I have been told by my friend who has asked me to look into this.

[errolmartyn]

Apr 29, 2020 18:17:57 GMT 12 Dave Homewood said:

Does anyone have any information on Flying Officer William John Farr - known as Jack - NZ427788?

I am told he flew Ansons, Wellingtons, Stirlings and Lancasters. He and the crew were all badly wounded by night fighters over Dortmund but he managed to get the aeroplane back to England. Not sure of that date, this is info I have been told by my friend who has asked me to look into this.

His number should read NZ427798. He embarked on the Monticello on 1 Apr 43 for Canada to undertake further training there and, presumably, later crossed the Atlantic and was attached to the RAF.

Errol

[Dave Homewood]

Thanks Errol.

[pjw4118]

Dave , any idea of a squadron ?

[Dave Homewood]

Sorry, no.

[baronbeeza]

75nzsquadron.wordpress.com/?s=NZ427798+F%2FS+W.+Farr

6.10.44. War Ops – Attack Against Dortmund
Lancaster Mk.I NF935 AA-P
Sgt. K. Futter replaces Sgt. McNeil as Flight Engineer
Logbook notes – ‘ German Fighter destroyed – also ‘skipper injured’ – destruction of enemy a/c corroborated in 541 Ops diary notes.

It would therefore suggest that the injury sustained by Jack Farr was serious enough to end his flying career – certainly with 75(NZ) Squadron…..

www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C132977