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by georgetanksherman » Mon Nov 29, 2021 11:51 pm
Temujin,
This is what I found on Flt Sgt John D. Bittner
Wellington, DF626, January 29, 1943, RCAF 420 Squadron
Aircraft was on its return from Lorient, France, crew obviously had problems with the aircraft as it released its bomb load just before it crashed, aircraft crashed near Exeter, England
Crew:
Pilot: W/O 2 D. Sanderson, R/103915, RCAF, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Killed
Nav: Flt Sgt C. Downton, R/97522, RCAF, Fleggburgh, Norfolk, England. Killed
Obs: Flt Sgt H. Sealy, R/93087, RCAF, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Killed
Sgt P. Beauchamp, RCAF, Survived, Injured
Gnr: Sgt J. Bittner, R/137089, RCAF, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Killed
Sgt H. Ernst, RCAF, Survived, Injured