Sanderson, George Frederick (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1942-June-03

Pilot Officer George Frederick Sanderson RCAF

Birth Date: 1920

Born: Avonlea, Weyburn Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada

Parents: Son of Herbert and Mary Sanderson, of Avonlea, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Spouse:

Home: Avonlea, Saskatchewan

Enlistment: Regina, Saskatchewan

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

7 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Per Diem Per Noctem By day and by night

Base

RAF Oakington

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/5790

Home

Avonlea, Saskatchewan

Target

Essen Germany

Memorial Location

Runnymede Memorial Surrey
Panel 101

7 Squadron (Per Diem Per Nocturn) RAF Oakington. Stirling I aircraft W 7500 MG-B was armed with 24 x 4 lb. incendiary bombs when it was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Paul Gildner of the 5/NJG 2 during operations to bomb targets in Essen, Germany

The Stirling crashed into the North Sea off Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Pilot Officer GF Sanderson (RCAF), Sergeant BS Brown (RAFVR), Pilot Officer LJ Harcus (RAFVR), FS SV Harding (RAF), Sergeant WF Morgan (RAFVR) and Sergeant SW Precious (RAF) were all missing, presumed killed in action

The missing have no known grave and are all commemorated on the Runnymede War Memorial

Sergeant RA Archer (RAFVR), Sergeant R Armstrong (RAFVR) were killed in action

These two aircrew members bodies were recovered and are buried in cemeteries in the Netherlands

Pilot Officer Sanderson was BROTHER to Sergeant Frank Gordon Sanderson (RCAF), 419 Squadron Air Gunner, killed in action 1944-01-20 on Halifax HX 162 VR-X during an operation to Berlin, Germany

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