WOFF Roy Sidney Meyers Layfield 414244

India. C. 1942-12. Group portrait of Flying Officer M. S. Fulford (left) and Warrant Officer R. S. M. Layfield both RAAF pilots and members of No. 615 (Churchill's Own) Squadron RAF.

Date of birth: 06 May 1921. Place of birth: Brisbane, QLD. Place of enlistment: Brisbane. Next of Kin: Layfield, Sidney.

Casualty List 10-8-1944 No. 615 Squadron:
- Lost: S/L David William McCORMACK RAAF DFC & Bar (later MiD) Spitfire VIII LV742
- Lost: F/O Wilfred Sidney BOND RCAF
- Lost: F/O Malcolm Turner Wellesley PAIN RAAF Spitfire VIII MD292
- Lost: W/O Alan Lancaster CHAPPELL RAAF Spitfire VIII MD373
- Baled Out: F/O COSTAIN RAF (Broken leg)
- Baled Out: F/O ARMSTRONG RCAF (Dislocated knee cap)
- Baled Out: F P FAHY RNZAF (Twisted knee)
- Force Landed: F/O WATSON RAF (Unhurt)
- Eight other aircraft and pilots landed safely. One of whom was: W/O Roy Sidney Meyers LAYFIELD RAAF - OK. Another was: F/Lt Kevin Francis GANNON RAAF - OK.

Compiled by Vince Conant
2016
The Spitfire Association

Royal Australian Air Force Training, Non-Operational and Operational Details for LAYFIELD, R.S.M., 414244

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India. C. 1942-12. Group portrait of Australian pilots of No. 615 (Churchill's Own) Squadron RAF. Left to right: Pilot Officer M. T. W. Pain; Warrant Officer (WO) J. E. Payne, WO R. S. M. Layford; Flying Officer M. S. Fullford; Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) G. W. Falconer; the CO, Squadron Leader D. W. McCormack DFC and Bar; Flt Lt K. F. Gannon; WO A. L. Chappell; WO A. L. Whiteman; Flight Sergeant H. B. Chatfield; WO A. A. Payne.

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