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Digital gallery of Flight Sergeant Joseph Lyle Nelson
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Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Joseph Lyle Nelson
Photo provided by The Commonwealth Roll Of Honour Project. C. Crowley
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Joseph Lyle Nelson
Flight Sergeant Joseph Lyle Nelson, RCAF
R/170588 - 50th Squadron - Navigator
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Joseph Lyle Nelson
50 Sqn RAF Lancaster III VN-S PA698 crashed West of Pontchateau/France during a bombing raid against Donges oil plant near St. Nazaire; all crew KIA.
Near the crash site a memorial was created and inaugurated with some of the crew family members.
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Joseph Lyle Nelson
50 Sqn RAF Lancaster III VN-S PA698 crashed West of Pontchateau/France during a bombing raid against Donges oil plant near St. Nazaire; all crew KIA.
Near the crash site a memorial was created and inaugurated with some of the crew family members.
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Joseph Lyle Nelson
50 Sqn RAF Lancaster III VN-S PA698 crashed West of Pontchateau/France during a bombing raid against Donges oil plant near St. Nazaire; all crew KIA.
Near the crash site a memorial was created and inaugurated with some of the crew family members.
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Joseph Lyle Nelson
50 Sqn RAF Lancaster III VN-S PA698 crashed West of Pontchateau/France during a bombing raid against Donges oil plant near St. Nazaire; all crew KIA.
Near the crash site a memorial was created and inaugurated with some of the crew family members.
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Joseph Lyle Nelson
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Joseph Lyle Nelson
Flight Sergeant Joseph Lyle Nelson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Joseph Lyle Nelson
Flight Sergeant Joseph Lyle Nelson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Joseph Lyle Nelson
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Joseph Lyle Nelson
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Joseph Lyle Nelson
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Joseph Lyle Nelson
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Joseph Lyle Nelson
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Joseph Lyle Nelson
Book of Remembrance entry (Page 403, bottom right) on display at the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, Canada.
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Photo provided by The Commonwealth Roll Of Honour Project. C. Crowley
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Flight Sergeant Joseph Lyle Nelson, RCAF R/170588 - 50th Squadron - Navigator
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50 Sqn RAF Lancaster III VN-S PA698 crashed West of Pontchateau/France during a bombing raid against Donges oil plant near St. Nazaire; all crew KIA. Near the crash site a memorial was created and inaugurated with some of the crew family members.
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50 Sqn RAF Lancaster III VN-S PA698 crashed West of Pontchateau/France during a bombing raid against Donges oil plant near St. Nazaire; all crew KIA. Near the crash site a memorial was created and inaugurated with some of the crew family members.
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50 Sqn RAF Lancaster III VN-S PA698 crashed West of Pontchateau/France during a bombing raid against Donges oil plant near St. Nazaire; all crew KIA. Near the crash site a memorial was created and inaugurated with some of the crew family members.
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50 Sqn RAF Lancaster III VN-S PA698 crashed West of Pontchateau/France during a bombing raid against Donges oil plant near St. Nazaire; all crew KIA. Near the crash site a memorial was created and inaugurated with some of the crew family members.
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant Joseph Lyle Nelson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant Joseph Lyle Nelson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Book of Remembrance entry (Page 403, bottom right) on display at the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, Canada.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 403 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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PONTCHATEAU COMMUNAL CEMETERY Loire-Atlantique, France
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