Lancaster (#JB 684) aircraft took off from Grantham Lodge, Lincolnshire, on a night raid against the railway yards in Laon, France. Shot down by a night fighter, the Lancaster crashed at Conde-sur-Aisne, 12 Km E. of Soissons, France; all seven aircrew members perished.
The airmen killed in this aircraft crash were:-
RCAF Pilot Officer Edward Lloyd ALBERTS,
RCAF Pilot Officer George Robert BERKEY,
RAFVR Sergeant Sidney BOSWORTH,
RCAF Pilot Officer Joseph GRODECKI,
RCAF Pilot Officer William Robert OLIVER,
RCAF Pilot Officer Russell Arthur SALTZBERRY and
RAFVR Pilot Officer John Walker TONKIN.
Military Service-
Trade: Air Bomber
Service Number: J/85518
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 405 (‘City Of Vancouver’) Squadron [‘Ducimus’=‘WE LEAD’], Pathfinder Force
Pilot Officer Edward Lloyd Alberts is commemorated on Page 235 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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ALBERTS, EDWARD LLOYD, E L Pilot Officer ( Air Bomber ) J/85518 Royal Canadian Air Force 23/04/1944 Unknown Grave 1. Edward
Born in Canada.
The airmen killed in this aircraft crash were:-
RCAF Pilot Officer Edward Lloyd ALBERTS,
RCAF Pilot Officer George Robert BERKEY,
RAFVR Sergeant Sidney BOSWORTH,
RCAF Pilot Officer Joseph GRODECKI,
RCAF Pilot Officer William Robert OLIVER,
RCAF Pilot Officer Russell Arthur SALTZBERRY and
RAFVR Pilot Officer John Walker TONKIN.
Military Service-
Trade: Air Bomber
Service Number: J/85518
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 405 (‘City Of Vancouver’) Squadron [‘Ducimus’=‘WE LEAD’], Pathfinder Force
Pilot Officer Edward Lloyd Alberts is commemorated on Page 235 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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ALBERTS, EDWARD LLOYD, E L Pilot Officer ( Air Bomber ) J/85518 Royal Canadian Air Force 23/04/1944 Unknown Grave 1. Edward
Born in Canada.
Lancaster (#JB 684) aircraft took off from Grantham Lodge, Lincolnshire, on a night raid against the railway yards in Laon, France. Shot down by a night fighter, the Lancaster crashed at Conde-sur-Aisne, 12 Km E. of Soissons, France; all seven aircrew members perished.
The airmen killed in this aircraft crash were:-
RCAF Pilot Officer Edward Lloyd ALBERTS,
RCAF Pilot Officer George Robert BERKEY,
RAFVR Sergeant Sidney BOSWORTH,
RCAF Pilot Officer Joseph GRODECKI,
RCAF Pilot Officer William Robert OLIVER,
RCAF Pilot Officer Russell Arthur SALTZBERRY and
RAFVR Pilot Officer John Walker TONKIN.
Military Service-
Trade: Air Bomber
Service Number: J/85518
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 405 (‘City Of Vancouver’) Squadron [‘Ducimus’=‘WE LEAD’], Pathfinder Force
Pilot Officer Edward Lloyd Alberts is commemorated on Page 235 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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ALBERTS, EDWARD LLOYD, E L Pilot Officer ( Air Bomber ) J/85518 Royal Canadian Air Force 23/04/1944 Unknown Grave 1. Edward
Born in Canada.
The airmen killed in this aircraft crash were:-
RCAF Pilot Officer Edward Lloyd ALBERTS,
RCAF Pilot Officer George Robert BERKEY,
RAFVR Sergeant Sidney BOSWORTH,
RCAF Pilot Officer Joseph GRODECKI,
RCAF Pilot Officer William Robert OLIVER,
RCAF Pilot Officer Russell Arthur SALTZBERRY and
RAFVR Pilot Officer John Walker TONKIN.
Military Service-
Trade: Air Bomber
Service Number: J/85518
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 405 (‘City Of Vancouver’) Squadron [‘Ducimus’=‘WE LEAD’], Pathfinder Force
Pilot Officer Edward Lloyd Alberts is commemorated on Page 235 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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ALBERTS, EDWARD LLOYD, E L Pilot Officer ( Air Bomber ) J/85518 Royal Canadian Air Force 23/04/1944 Unknown Grave 1. Edward
Born in Canada.
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