Not much is known about Sgt John Franklin Gubb.
He was from Canada and an air bomber with 426
squadron.
It is
known that he and his crew partcipated in a raid
against the port of St. Nazaire, France on 28/29
march 1943. Sgt Gubb and his crew landed at a
different airbase, Beaulieu, due to lack of
fuel.
The
next night Sgt Gubb and his crew, consisting of
Sgt H. Martin RCAF,
F/S R. Todd RCAF, Sgt J. Taylor RAF and Sgt J.
Bailey RCAF, were sent on a mission to Berlin.
According to
reports, the weather was poor, with severe icing
and bombing was scattered over the target.
Sgt Gubb and crew, flying Wellington III BJ-762
coded OW-O, took off at 19.31 from Dishford.
They failed to return from this operation. They
were shot down by a night fighter, flown by the
well known German night fighter Oblt. Helumt
Lent, and crashed near Nijemirdum at 23.46.
