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Son of John Henry and Mary Elizabeth Pearson of Toronto, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer John Joseph Pearson
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Joseph Pearson
photo of Durnbach Cemetery (CWGC)
On August 12/13, 1944, a force of 297 aircraft - 191 Lancasters, 96 Halifaxes, 10 Mosquitos - took part in a raid on the Opel motor factory at Rüsselsheim. Unfortunately, most of the bombs fell in open countryside south of the target (RAF History). Thirteen Lancasters and 7 Halifaxes were lost, (6.7 per cent of the force). Serving in 578 (RAF) Squadron, P/O Pearson was the pilot of Halifax NA 604 which did not return from this operation. Also killed was P/O (AG) J. P. Birmingham, age 20, from Stratford, Ont. The remainder of the crew were non-Canadians.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Joseph Pearson
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Joseph Pearson
Flying Officer John Joseph Pearson is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Joseph Pearson
Flying Officer John Joseph Pearson is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Joseph Pearson
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 Joseph Pearson
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Joseph Pearson
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Joseph Pearson
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Joseph Pearson
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Joseph Pearson
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Joseph Pearson
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Joseph Pearson
From the Toronto Star August 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Joseph Pearson
From the Toronto Telegram September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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photo of Durnbach Cemetery (CWGC) On August 12/13, 1944, a force of 297 aircraft - 191 Lancasters, 96 Halifaxes, 10 Mosquitos - took part in a raid on the Opel motor factory at Rüsselsheim. Unfortunately, most of the bombs fell in open countryside south of the target (RAF History). Thirteen Lancasters and 7 Halifaxes were lost, (6.7 per cent of the force). Serving in 578 (RAF) Squadron, P/O Pearson was the pilot of Halifax NA 604 which did not return from this operation. Also killed was P/O (AG) J. P. Birmingham, age 20, from Stratford, Ont. The remainder of the crew were non-Canadians.
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Flying Officer John Joseph Pearson is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flying Officer John Joseph Pearson is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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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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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 the Toronto Star August 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 414 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY Germany
Durnbach is a village 16 kilometres east of Bad Tolz, a town 48 kilometres south of Munich. Durnbach War Cemetery is 3 kilometres north of the village Gmund am Tegernsee. Using the A8 from Munich, turn off at the junction Holzkirchen, taking the 318 road in the direction of Gmund am Tegernsee. At the crossroads with the 472, turn left in the direction of Miesbach. The cemetery is situated approximately 500 metres on the left from the 318/472 crossroads.
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