| Halifax HX325 TL-J |
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| Date : | 20 février 1944 |
Mission : | Leipzig (All.) | ||||||||||||||||
| Décollage : | Graveley à 23:51 |
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| Causes de la perte : | Appareil évacué par l’équipage |
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| Lieu de la perte : | Kothen (All.) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Flt Lt | Boris Olen | BODNAR | AB | RCAF | J/17669 | POW |  |
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Sqn Ldr | Gordon Henry Francis | CARTER | Nav | RCAF | J/11213 | POW |  |
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WO | George Henry | CROSS | FE | RAFVR | 1268573 | POW |  |
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FS | Kenneth | KNIGHT | AG | RAFVR | 1602007 | KIA | Inhumé à Hannovre War Cemetery |
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Flt Lt | Robert Lionel | LAMB | AG | RAF | 82718 | POW | ||||||||||||
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Flt Lt | Harold John | ROGERS | WOP AG | RAFVR | 137120 | POW | |
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Sqn Ldr | Douglas Julian | SALE | Pil | RCAF | J/9929 | WIA/POW |  DOW le 20/03/1944 à l’hôpital de la Luftwaffe de Francfort-sur-le-Main |
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| Bar to Distinguished Service Order. Acting Squadron Leader , Julian SALE, D.S.O. (CAN/J.9929), Royal Canadian Air Force, No. 35 Squadron. One night in December, 1943, this officer was the pilot of an aircraft detailed to attack a target in Germany. Although heavy cloud prevailed over the target, Squadron Leader Sale displayed great persistence and made 5 runs over the area before releasing his bombs. The return flight was safely accomplished but, whilst over base at a height of 1,500 feet, some stores exploded and flames burst out near the rear turret and the under side of one of the wings. The aircraft quickly became filled with smoke and fumes and the fire spread rapidly. The danger of the tanks exploding was soon apparent. Coolly, Squadron Leader Sale turned away from the airfield, regained height and ordered his crew to leave by parachute. By this time, he could hardly see the instruments as the smoke in the cockpit was so dense. As he was just about to leave the aircraft himself Squadron Leader Sale saw, standing beside him, a member of the crew who had been unable to leave as his parachute was badly damaged and unusable. Squadron Leader Sale therefore decided to attempt to land the burning aircraft and succeeded in so doing. The floor of the fuselage, some equipment and some stores were blazing as he and his comrade got clear. When they were a bare 200 yards away the aircraft exploded. In circumstances of great danger, Squadron Leader Sale displayed great courage and determination, setting an example of the highest order FOURTH SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE of FRIDAY, the 28th of JANUARY, 1944. |
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