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LAC. Maryian John "Mary" Luba
Royal Canadian Air Force 441 Squadron
from:Hamilton
Maryian Lubaserved with 2TAF, in 441 Squadron from 1942 to 1945 and was in Normandy, Holland and Belgium.
He served as an Armourer, his first operational airfield on the European continent, was Benny sur Mere.
He spent his 21st birthday 7th of September 1944 in newly liberated Brussels.
He joined Bomber Command and was posted to 408 Goose Squadron at Linton on Ouse in March or April, 1945.
While "bombing up a Halibag", a 500 lb bomb detonated severely wounding him. Are there any details of this accident anywhere?