Lloyd Jackson Atkins

Military

Enlisted RCAF, Sgt Pilot. Transferred to 2nd Gunnery & Tow Target Flight, 8AF USAAF as Flying Officer. Transferred to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed (End) Tour of Duty (ETD).

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Units served with

Places

Aerial photograph of Leiston airfield looking south, the control tower and technical site are to the right, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/929. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Gastonia, NC, USA 30 June 1917

Enlisted

Charlotte, NC, USA 24 June 1941

Other

Transferred

Leiston IP16, UK 19 January 1945 - 1 October 1945 Transferred to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 1 October 1945 Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Died

Gastonia, NC, USA 25 April 1991

Other

Transferred

Goxhill, Barrow-upon-Humber DN19, UK 19 January 1945 Transferred to 2nd Gunnery & Tow Target Flight, 8AF USAAF.
Gastonia, NC, USA

Buried

Gastonia, NC, USA Hollywood Cemetery Gastonia Gaston County North Carolina, USA

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Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list