114 Hong Kong Squadron (With Speed I Strike). Flying Officer Foster and three RAF crew members were all killed when Boston aircraft Z 2281 hit a balloon cable near the aerodrome at Pantellaria Island.
Foster, Russell Bowyer (Flying Officer)
Killed in Action 1943-July-18
Birth Date: 1918-July-09
Born:
Parents: Son of Henry F. and Florence M. Foster, of Steveston, Richmond, British Columbia.
Spouse:
Home: Steveston, British Columbia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
114 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
With Speed I Strike
Base
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Navigator
Service Numbers
J/13991
Prev: R/122280
Temporary Burial
Flying Officer Navigator Foster Was Buried In The United States Military Cemetery On Pantellaria Island
Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)