Rye, George (Flight Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1944-November-11

Flight Sergeant George Rye RCAF

Birth Date: 1925

Born:

Parents: Son of George Errington Rye and Alice Rye, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Spouse:

Home: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

207 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Semper Paratus Always prepared

Base

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Air Gunner

Service Numbers

K/251459
Prev: K251459

Final Burial
Google MapStonefall Cemetery
Sec G Row C Grave 19
207 Squadron (Semper Paratus). Target - Hamburg, Germany. Lancaster aircraft PB 428 returned from the target and was in the landing circuit when it was in a mid-air collision with another Lancaster. Aircraft PB 428 crashed and burned at Bratoft near Skegness, Lincolnshire, England. FS Rye, Pilot Officer W.G. Armour and five of the crew, not Canadians, were all killed in PB 428.