Fenwick, Ontario
Cenotaph at Friends Brick church Grounds, Pelham Corners, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Russell, David George (Pilot Officer)
Killed in Action 1945-February-02
Birth Date: 1918-April-24
Born:
Parents: Son of Robert and Margaret Russell; husband of Phyllis Jean Russell, of Fonthill, Ontario.
Spouse: Husband of Phyllis Jean Russell, of Fonthill, Ontario.
Home: Fenwick, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
460 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAAF)
Strike And Return
Base
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Air Gunner
Service Numbers
J/95488
Prev: R/263225
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Lancaster Mk.I/III PB807
Bombing Wiesbaden Germany 1945-February-02 to 1945-February-02
460 (B) Sqn (RAAF) RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire, Untied Kingdom
460 Australia Squadron (Strike And Return). Lancaster aircraft PB 807 was delivered to 460 Squadron in Dec 1944. The aircraft was on a night raid against Wiesbaden, Germany, when it crashed at Riedelbach, Germany. The cause of the crash is unknown. Casualties included RCAF Pilot Officer D.G. Russell (air gunner); RAAF Pilot Officer N.W. Everett (navigator), RAAF Flying Officer J. Macguire (pilot), and W/O D.B. May (wireless operator / air gunner); RAFVR Sgt's. R.B. Newton (flight engineer) and W.G. Potter (air gunner); and RAF Flt. Sgt. R.H. Whitecap (bomb aimer).Lancaster PB807 Mk.I/III - Bombing Wiesbaden Germany - 1945-02-02 to 1945-02-02
Squadron: 460 (B) Sqn (RAAF)
Start Date: 1945-02-02
Completion Date: 1945-02-02
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Wiesbaden Germany
Target Specific:
Base: RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire, Untied Kingdom
Take Off Time: 2042
Squadron Code: AR H
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: Riedelbach, Germany
Crash Specifics: 17 km NW of Bad Homburg-vor-der-Hohe
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason:
Flak Battery:
Enemy Claim:
War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
460 Australia Squadron (Strike And Return). Lancaster aircraft PB 807 was delivered to 460 Squadron in Dec 1944. The aircraft was on a night raid against Wiesbaden, Germany, when it crashed at Riedelbach, Germany. The cause of the crash is unknown. Casualties included RCAF Pilot Officer D.G. Russell (air gunner); RAAF Pilot Officer N.W. Everett (navigator), RAAF Flying Officer J. Macguire (pilot), and W/O D.B. May (wireless operator / air gunner); RAFVR Sgt's. R.B. Newton (flight engineer) and W.G. Potter (air gunner); and RAF Flt. Sgt. R.H. Whitecap (bomb aimer).
6 Group Unavailable
460 Australia Squadron (Strike And Return). Lancaster aircraft PB 807 was delivered to 460 Squadron in Dec 1944. The aircraft was on a night raid against Wiesbaden, Germany, when it crashed at Riedelbach, Germany. The cause of the crash is unknown. Casualties included RCAF Pilot Officer D.G. Russell (air gunner); RAAF Pilot Officer N.W. Everett (navigator), RAAF Flying Officer J. Macguire (pilot), and W/O D.B. May (wireless operator / air gunner); RAFVR Sgt's. R.B. Newton (flight engineer) and W.G. Potter (air gunner); and RAF Flt. Sgt. R.H. Whitecap (bomb aimer).
