• Operation Chastise (Dambusters Raid)

Date of birth:

May 19th, 1914 (Horncastle/Lincolnshire, United Kingdom)

Date of death:

May 16th, 1943

Mentioned on:

Air Forces Memorial Runnymede

Service number:

128619

Nationality:

British

James Herbert Warner was born on 19 May 1914 in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, near the future heart of Second World War airfields. He was the eldest son of Harry and Janetta Warner.

Joining the RAF in 1940, he initially trained as a pilot before transferring to the observer scheme, qualifying in September 1942 and receiving a commission.

By December 1942, he was completing heavy bomber training at 1654 Conversion Unit. Warner moved to 467 Squadron on 5 February 1943, flying his first operation on 9 March before transferring to 617 Squadron on 24 March.

As a Flying Officer, Warner was the senior-ranked member of the Byers crew. Byers was later recommended for a commission, and bomb aimer Neville Whitaker received one posthumously.

On 16 May 1943, AJ-K was hit by flak over Texel island. All seven crew members were lost. Warner’s body was never recovered, and he is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.

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• Photo 1: Warner Family
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