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Son of John George and Belle Swanson, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer John Edward Swanson
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Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Edward Swanson
Photo of grave marker
courtesy of Carin Olofsson, http://www.hembygdshistoria.se/palsjo/cw2.htm
Lancaster LL757 of 101 (RAF) Sqn was ABC equipped on 30Apr 44. It took part in the following Key Operations: Duisburg 21/22 May 44; Homburg 20/21 Jul 44; Kiel 23/24 Jul 44; Stuttgart 28/29 Jul 44; Fonteney-le-Marmion (Tactical) 7/8 Aug 44 (nine-man crew); Stettin 29/30 Aug 44-Lost.
The aircraft was airborne 2119 29 Aug 44 from Ludford Magna on a mission to Stettin, Germany, from which it failed to return. No crash site reported.
All are buried in Halsingborg (Palsjo) Municipal Cemetery in Sweden.
F/O J.E.Swanson RCAF, Navigator, was the only Canadian member of the crew.
The RAF crew were: F/L W.A.McL B.Stewart, P/O F.A.Pocock, Sgt J.S.Wood, F/S K.Stephenson Sgt W.G.Rasey (ABC), Sgt A.E.Muat, and F/S J.Kennedy.
LL757 was one of three 101 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation.
(Information from www.lostbombers.co.uk)
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Edward Swanson
Photo of Palsjo War Cemetery courtesy of Carin Olofsson, http://www.hembygdshistoria.se/palsjo/cw2.htm
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Edward Swanson
Photo of Cross of Sacrifice in the Palsjo War Cemetery
Courtesy of Carin Olofsson, http://www.hembygdshistoria.se/palsjo/cw2.htm
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Edward Swanson
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
Flying Officer John Edward Swanson
Flying Officer John Edward Swanson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Edward Swanson
Flying Officer John Edward Swanson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Edward Swanson
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Edward Swanson
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Edward Swanson
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Edward Swanson
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Edward Swanson
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Edward Swanson
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Edward Swanson
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Edward Swanson
From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Photo of grave marker courtesy of Carin Olofsson, http://www.hembygdshistoria.se/palsjo/cw2.htm Lancaster LL757 of 101 (RAF) Sqn was ABC equipped on 30Apr 44. It took part in the following Key Operations: Duisburg 21/22 May 44; Homburg 20/21 Jul 44; Kiel 23/24 Jul 44; Stuttgart 28/29 Jul 44; Fonteney-le-Marmion (Tactical) 7/8 Aug 44 (nine-man crew); Stettin 29/30 Aug 44-Lost. The aircraft was airborne 2119 29 Aug 44 from Ludford Magna on a mission to Stettin, Germany, from which it failed to return. No crash site reported. All are buried in Halsingborg (Palsjo) Municipal Cemetery in Sweden. F/O J.E.Swanson RCAF, Navigator, was the only Canadian member of the crew. The RAF crew were: F/L W.A.McL B.Stewart, P/O F.A.Pocock, Sgt J.S.Wood, F/S K.Stephenson Sgt W.G.Rasey (ABC), Sgt A.E.Muat, and F/S J.Kennedy. LL757 was one of three 101 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation. (Information from www.lostbombers.co.uk)
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Photo of Palsjo War Cemetery courtesy of Carin Olofsson, http://www.hembygdshistoria.se/palsjo/cw2.htm
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Photo of Cross of Sacrifice in the Palsjo War Cemetery Courtesy of Carin Olofsson, http://www.hembygdshistoria.se/palsjo/cw2.htm
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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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Flying Officer John Edward Swanson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flying Officer John Edward Swanson 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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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 456 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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HALSINGBORG (PALSJO) MUNICIPAL CEMETERY Sweden
Halsingborg is on the direct route from Copenhagen to Stockholm and is connected by ferry with Helsingor in Denmark. The HALSINGBORG(PALSJO)MUNICIPAL CEMETERY stands on high ground 34 kilometres north-east of Halsingborg.
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