54 Halifax aircraft and 19 Wellington aircraft set out on a joint attack on Hamburg, Germany. Because of severe icing and thunder storms to and from the target, this attack was not considered a success.
428 Squadrons Handley Page Halifax (#EB274) coded NA-H, with eight aircrew members, took flight from RAF Station Middleton St. George in County Durham on the late evening of 2 Aug 1943 on its operation over Hamburg. While flying off the coast of the Netherlands, EB274 was shot down by a German fighter aircraft (ME-110). All eight airmen perished and were lost at sea.
The casualties of this attack were:-
RCAF Flying Officer Edward Joseph ANDREWS,
RAFVR Sergeant John Ray Richard BURFIELD,
RCAF Warrant Officer Class II Mack CHEPIL DFM,
RAFVR Sergeant Myrddin EVANS,
RCAF Pilot Officer Alexander GARALICK,
RCAF Flying Officer Frederick Lennox ROGERS,
RAFVR Sergeant Maurice Frank SPENCER and
RAFVR Sergeant Stanley John WILLIAMS.
Military Service-
Rank: Pilot Officer
Service Number: J/18065
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: RCAF 428 Ghost Squadron (MOTTO: Usque Ad Finem ['To the very end'])
Pilot Officer Alexander Garalick is commemorated on Page 162 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
428 Squadrons Handley Page Halifax (#EB274) coded NA-H, with eight aircrew members, took flight from RAF Station Middleton St. George in County Durham on the late evening of 2 Aug 1943 on its operation over Hamburg. While flying off the coast of the Netherlands, EB274 was shot down by a German fighter aircraft (ME-110). All eight airmen perished and were lost at sea.
The casualties of this attack were:-
RCAF Flying Officer Edward Joseph ANDREWS,
RAFVR Sergeant John Ray Richard BURFIELD,
RCAF Warrant Officer Class II Mack CHEPIL DFM,
RAFVR Sergeant Myrddin EVANS,
RCAF Pilot Officer Alexander GARALICK,
RCAF Flying Officer Frederick Lennox ROGERS,
RAFVR Sergeant Maurice Frank SPENCER and
RAFVR Sergeant Stanley John WILLIAMS.
Military Service-
Rank: Pilot Officer
Service Number: J/18065
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: RCAF 428 Ghost Squadron (MOTTO: Usque Ad Finem ['To the very end'])
Pilot Officer Alexander Garalick is commemorated on Page 162 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
54 Halifax aircraft and 19 Wellington aircraft set out on a joint attack on Hamburg, Germany. Because of severe icing and thunder storms to and from the target, this attack was not considered a success.
428 Squadrons Handley Page Halifax (#EB274) coded NA-H, with eight aircrew members, took flight from RAF Station Middleton St. George in County Durham on the late evening of 2 Aug 1943 on its operation over Hamburg. While flying off the coast of the Netherlands, EB274 was shot down by a German fighter aircraft (ME-110). All eight airmen perished and were lost at sea.
The casualties of this attack were:-
RCAF Flying Officer Edward Joseph ANDREWS,
RAFVR Sergeant John Ray Richard BURFIELD,
RCAF Warrant Officer Class II Mack CHEPIL DFM,
RAFVR Sergeant Myrddin EVANS,
RCAF Pilot Officer Alexander GARALICK,
RCAF Flying Officer Frederick Lennox ROGERS,
RAFVR Sergeant Maurice Frank SPENCER and
RAFVR Sergeant Stanley John WILLIAMS.
Military Service-
Rank: Pilot Officer
Service Number: J/18065
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: RCAF 428 Ghost Squadron (MOTTO: Usque Ad Finem ['To the very end'])
Pilot Officer Alexander Garalick is commemorated on Page 162 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
428 Squadrons Handley Page Halifax (#EB274) coded NA-H, with eight aircrew members, took flight from RAF Station Middleton St. George in County Durham on the late evening of 2 Aug 1943 on its operation over Hamburg. While flying off the coast of the Netherlands, EB274 was shot down by a German fighter aircraft (ME-110). All eight airmen perished and were lost at sea.
The casualties of this attack were:-
RCAF Flying Officer Edward Joseph ANDREWS,
RAFVR Sergeant John Ray Richard BURFIELD,
RCAF Warrant Officer Class II Mack CHEPIL DFM,
RAFVR Sergeant Myrddin EVANS,
RCAF Pilot Officer Alexander GARALICK,
RCAF Flying Officer Frederick Lennox ROGERS,
RAFVR Sergeant Maurice Frank SPENCER and
RAFVR Sergeant Stanley John WILLIAMS.
Military Service-
Rank: Pilot Officer
Service Number: J/18065
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: RCAF 428 Ghost Squadron (MOTTO: Usque Ad Finem ['To the very end'])
Pilot Officer Alexander Garalick is commemorated on Page 162 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Inscription
Royal Canadian Air Force
Gravesite Details
J/18065
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