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Moon


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Hello ,

P/O Barnett George Howell J/90983 from 432 RCAF sqdn was killed in Belgium on 30 december 1944, he's buried at the Jemeppe-sur-Sambre cemetery. Is there someone who has more info on the circumstances of his death.

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According to information on the 6 Group website, the aircraft he was on board was hit by flak, injuring the Nav and B/Aimer, the B/Aimer was baled out. The aircraft was flown back on two engines.
 So it's possible that  he died of his injuries shortly after.

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Hi,

F/O F. Baxter from 432 Squadron was hit by flak on return. The port wing, fuel tanks were holed, port outer and stbd outer engines were u/s. F/O E. Hancox RCAF, the navigator, and P/O G. Barnett RCAF, the bomb aimer were also injured. P/O G. Barnett RCAF, the bomb aimer, bailed out over France. The crew landed safely at Woodbridge on 2 engines.

There is a photo of P/O Barnett at the link below,

http://www.veterans.gc.ca/content/collections/virtualmem/photoview.cfm?casualty=4001735&photo=60681




Mike H.

-- Edited by MikeH on Thursday 10th of March 2011 02:52:53 PM

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Hello ,

Thank you all for the help.

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Moon

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