408 Squadron's Handley Page Halifax B. MKII JB841 aircraft, on a major air operation over Dortmund in Germany--with an aircrew of seven, did not make it back to its base at Leeming. It is thought that the Halifax was hit by ground anti-aircraft during the operation resulting in its crashing near Bergkamen and taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in the crash were-
RCAF Flying Officer Harry URETZKY,
RAFVR Sergeant Frederick THOMPSON,
RCAF Flight Sergeant David SLABOTSKY,
RCAF Pilot Officer Texas Roy LIVERMORE,
RCAF Sergeant John HOOPER,
RCAF Flying Officer James MacKenzie COLVIN and
RCAF Flight Sergeant Ernest Henry ALDERSON.
Military Service-
Rank: Flying Officer
Trade: Air Bomber
Service Number: J/14818
Age: 24
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 408 'Goose' RCAF Squadron, Bomber Command; RAF Leeming, Yorkshire
(MOTTO: 'For Freedom')
A university student and store clerk, he enlisted in the RCAF on 18 Dec 1941 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Of the Jewish faith, he was the son of Alexander ('Alex') and Sarah (née Pinsky) Uretzky of Edmonton [father born in Russia; mother born in Poland]; brother of Abraham.
Flying Officer Harry Uretzky is commemorated on Page 222 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
He is also commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
The airmen who perished in the crash were-
RCAF Flying Officer Harry URETZKY,
RAFVR Sergeant Frederick THOMPSON,
RCAF Flight Sergeant David SLABOTSKY,
RCAF Pilot Officer Texas Roy LIVERMORE,
RCAF Sergeant John HOOPER,
RCAF Flying Officer James MacKenzie COLVIN and
RCAF Flight Sergeant Ernest Henry ALDERSON.
Military Service-
Rank: Flying Officer
Trade: Air Bomber
Service Number: J/14818
Age: 24
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 408 'Goose' RCAF Squadron, Bomber Command; RAF Leeming, Yorkshire
(MOTTO: 'For Freedom')
A university student and store clerk, he enlisted in the RCAF on 18 Dec 1941 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Of the Jewish faith, he was the son of Alexander ('Alex') and Sarah (née Pinsky) Uretzky of Edmonton [father born in Russia; mother born in Poland]; brother of Abraham.
Flying Officer Harry Uretzky is commemorated on Page 222 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
He is also commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
408 Squadron's Handley Page Halifax B. MKII JB841 aircraft, on a major air operation over Dortmund in Germany--with an aircrew of seven, did not make it back to its base at Leeming. It is thought that the Halifax was hit by ground anti-aircraft during the operation resulting in its crashing near Bergkamen and taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in the crash were-
RCAF Flying Officer Harry URETZKY,
RAFVR Sergeant Frederick THOMPSON,
RCAF Flight Sergeant David SLABOTSKY,
RCAF Pilot Officer Texas Roy LIVERMORE,
RCAF Sergeant John HOOPER,
RCAF Flying Officer James MacKenzie COLVIN and
RCAF Flight Sergeant Ernest Henry ALDERSON.
Military Service-
Rank: Flying Officer
Trade: Air Bomber
Service Number: J/14818
Age: 24
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 408 'Goose' RCAF Squadron, Bomber Command; RAF Leeming, Yorkshire
(MOTTO: 'For Freedom')
A university student and store clerk, he enlisted in the RCAF on 18 Dec 1941 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Of the Jewish faith, he was the son of Alexander ('Alex') and Sarah (née Pinsky) Uretzky of Edmonton [father born in Russia; mother born in Poland]; brother of Abraham.
Flying Officer Harry Uretzky is commemorated on Page 222 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
He is also commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
The airmen who perished in the crash were-
RCAF Flying Officer Harry URETZKY,
RAFVR Sergeant Frederick THOMPSON,
RCAF Flight Sergeant David SLABOTSKY,
RCAF Pilot Officer Texas Roy LIVERMORE,
RCAF Sergeant John HOOPER,
RCAF Flying Officer James MacKenzie COLVIN and
RCAF Flight Sergeant Ernest Henry ALDERSON.
Military Service-
Rank: Flying Officer
Trade: Air Bomber
Service Number: J/14818
Age: 24
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 408 'Goose' RCAF Squadron, Bomber Command; RAF Leeming, Yorkshire
(MOTTO: 'For Freedom')
A university student and store clerk, he enlisted in the RCAF on 18 Dec 1941 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Of the Jewish faith, he was the son of Alexander ('Alex') and Sarah (née Pinsky) Uretzky of Edmonton [father born in Russia; mother born in Poland]; brother of Abraham.
Flying Officer Harry Uretzky is commemorated on Page 222 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
He is also commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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1943
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
FLYING OFFICER
URETZKY H.
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