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205717F/Sgt. Edward Ossington
Royal Canadian Air Force Rear Gunner 428 Sqd.
from:Granby, Quebec, Canada
Edward was my brother who is dead now. He was in the Army from 1941 to 1943. He got hurt returned home and then joined the C.A.F. as a tail gunner. Was shot down in 1944 spent some time with a French farmer then to a prison camp until the end of War. I was only eight at that time but remember that for five months we did not know what had happened. Only two of the crew lived.If you have any information I would be pleased to have it.Editor's note: Edward flew with 428 Squadron from RAF Middleton St George, The crew took off in Lancaster KB770 NA-D, at 16.38 on the 28th of January 1945 on a mission to Stuttgart. The pilot S/L Kay was on his first sortie as a Flight Commander. The aircraft is believed to be lost on a raid concentrated around the Hirth aero-engine plant in Zuffenhausen. Shot down by an Enemy Night fighter
The crew were:
- S/L H.L.Kay RCAF
- Sgt R.W.Gullick RAF
- F/O R.L.Stapleford RCAF
- F/O G.J.Liney RCAF
- F/O J.W.Blades RCAF
- F/S F.L.Jolicoeur RCAF
- F/S E.F.Ossington RCAF
F/S E.F.Ossington and F/O R.L.Stapleford (who was sucked out of an aircraft window) were confined in Hospital due injuries until Liberation Thier crewmates all perished and are buried in Durnbach War Cemetery.
Additional Information:
Fernand Leo Jolicoeur is my great uncle and I am researching what exactly happened to his remains. There is a grey area between the crash and the official (re)burial of the remains in Durnbach, Germany. I own copies of family documents regarding the missing status of the crew. I also have pictures of the fellow airmen proudly posing in front of their plane. If anybody wants to exchange information about the crash and events surrounding the missing status of members of the crew, you are welcome to get in touch with me, in both English and French.Gendreau-Hétu
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