97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft ND 497 lost during a raid against Schweinfurt, Germany. Six members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed.
addendum: See page 47. The correct spelling is Galveston, not Galvestone.
Also note these additions to the crew list. Six RAF members of the crew, Sgt.s J. Peers, A. Porritt, J.E. Glanvill, H.H. Kendall, F/0, D.R. Smith, and FS. N. Woodward were also killed.
Detail provided by A,E. Barnard, Burlington, On.
Bentinck, George Henry (Warrant Officer 2)
Killed in Action 1944-February-25
Birth Date: 1922-July-27
Born: Galveston, Texas
Parents: Grover C. Bentinck and Mary E. Bentinck
Spouse:
Home: Galveston, Texas, USA (parents)
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
97 (PFF) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Achieve Your Aim
Base
RAF Bourn
Rank
Warrant Officer 2
Position
Air Gunner
Service Numbers
R/137457
Target
Schweinfurt, German
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)
