The six airmen who perished in this crash were-
RCAF Flying Officer John Edward GRANT,
RCAF Robert Howard SHIELLS,
RCAF Flight Lieutenant Walter Herbert COOK,
RCAF Flying Officer John Benjamin PITTMAN,
RCAF Pilot Officer Joseph William ASH and
RAFVR Sergeant Richard Eric AINSWORTH.
(The seventh airman, RCAF Lorne Albert MALLORY, who was seriously injured but survived the crash, was rescued and cared for by several families of Willer-sur-Thur. On 7 May 2006, Lorne A. Mallory was back at Willer-sur-Thur as the guest of honour for the unveiling of a commemorative stone; this two-ton stone monument, erected at the exact spot where Halifax MZ807 crashed on 2 Dec 1944, was dedicated to remembering the aircrew of seven that were brought down by German anti-aircraft fire near Willer-sur-Thur.)
Military Service-
Rank: Flying Officer
Trade: Air Bomber
Service Number: J/38422
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 433 RCAF Squadron; RAF Skipton-on-Swale in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire
(MOTTO: Qui S'y Frotte S'y Pique ["Who Opposes It Gets Hurt"])
An aircraft mechanic by trade, he enlisted in the RCAF on 13 Feb 1942 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Son of James Howard and Jane (née Brown) Shiells; husband of Margaret Aileen (née Chadderton) Shiells.
Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells is commemorated on Page 442 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
He is also commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
The six airmen who perished in this crash were-
RCAF Flying Officer John Edward GRANT,
RCAF Robert Howard SHIELLS,
RCAF Flight Lieutenant Walter Herbert COOK,
RCAF Flying Officer John Benjamin PITTMAN,
RCAF Pilot Officer Joseph William ASH and
RAFVR Sergeant Richard Eric AINSWORTH.
(The seventh airman, RCAF Lorne Albert MALLORY, who was seriously injured but survived the crash, was rescued and cared for by several families of Willer-sur-Thur. On 7 May 2006, Lorne A. Mallory was back at Willer-sur-Thur as the guest of honour for the unveiling of a commemorative stone; this two-ton stone monument, erected at the exact spot where Halifax MZ807 crashed on 2 Dec 1944, was dedicated to remembering the aircrew of seven that were brought down by German anti-aircraft fire near Willer-sur-Thur.)
Military Service-
Rank: Flying Officer
Trade: Air Bomber
Service Number: J/38422
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 433 RCAF Squadron; RAF Skipton-on-Swale in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire
(MOTTO: Qui S'y Frotte S'y Pique ["Who Opposes It Gets Hurt"])
An aircraft mechanic by trade, he enlisted in the RCAF on 13 Feb 1942 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Son of James Howard and Jane (née Brown) Shiells; husband of Margaret Aileen (née Chadderton) Shiells.
Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells is commemorated on Page 442 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
He is also commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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