Service Number: R/133756
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 7 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Flight Sergeant / Air Gunner.
Harold was a gunner on Stirling bomber R9263 that, on a mission to Bocholt, Germany. was shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near the village of Akkerwoude, Netherlands, killing 6 of the 7 crew (information provided by Peter Hakze, Find A Grave ID 47703868).
Other members of the crew were:
Pilot - Pilot Officer E.C. Hallding, J/17288 RCAF, KIA
Flight Engineer - Sergeant F.A. Painter, 572221 RAF, POW
Navigator - Pilot Officer G. Wragge, 139947 RAF, KIA
Bomb Aimer - Sergeant N.A. Peachey, 122120 RAF, KIA
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner - Warrant Officer II L. Nutik, R/94118 RCAF, KIA
Air Gunner - Sergeant A.E. Emms, 1576201 RAF, KIA
Son of Sam Sobel and Gussie (nee Zeleman) Sobel, of Toronto, Ontario.
Service Number: R/133756
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 7 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Flight Sergeant / Air Gunner.
Harold was a gunner on Stirling bomber R9263 that, on a mission to Bocholt, Germany. was shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near the village of Akkerwoude, Netherlands, killing 6 of the 7 crew (information provided by Peter Hakze, Find A Grave ID 47703868).
Other members of the crew were:
Pilot - Pilot Officer E.C. Hallding, J/17288 RCAF, KIA
Flight Engineer - Sergeant F.A. Painter, 572221 RAF, POW
Navigator - Pilot Officer G. Wragge, 139947 RAF, KIA
Bomb Aimer - Sergeant N.A. Peachey, 122120 RAF, KIA
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner - Warrant Officer II L. Nutik, R/94118 RCAF, KIA
Air Gunner - Sergeant A.E. Emms, 1576201 RAF, KIA
Son of Sam Sobel and Gussie (nee Zeleman) Sobel, of Toronto, Ontario.
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