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Flight Sergeant Russell Hamilton MacMillan
Information of crash and funeral of crew courtesy of Airwar Over Denmark www.flensted.ue.com.
Hudson aircraft of RAF 608 Sqn Coastal Command crashed near Skjern.
South of Skjern it dropped two bombs which fell between the railroad track and the main road without exploding. Apparently AM715 struck a telephone pole at 14:41 hours and crashed into the ground.
Pilot F/Sgt Russel H.MacMillan RCAF and Pilot F/Sgt George N.Fullerton were killed by the crash while W/Op¿Air Gnr. Sgt John Short and Wop/Air Gnr. Sgt. Francis G. Simmonds were brought to Skjern hospital, both badly wounded. Short perished shortly after arrival while Simmonds died at 09:00 hours the following day. The whole crew were laid to rest in Frederikshavn cemetery on 28/11 1941.
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Information of crash and funeral of crew courtesy of Airwar Over Denmark www.flensted.ue.com. Hudson aircraft of RAF 608 Sqn Coastal Command crashed near Skjern. South of Skjern it dropped two bombs which fell between the railroad track and the main road without exploding. Apparently AM715 struck a telephone pole at 14:41 hours and crashed into the ground. Pilot F/Sgt Russel H.MacMillan RCAF and Pilot F/Sgt George N.Fullerton were killed by the crash while W/Op¿Air Gnr. Sgt John Short and Wop/Air Gnr. Sgt. Francis G. Simmonds were brought to Skjern hospital, both badly wounded. Short perished shortly after arrival while Simmonds died at 09:00 hours the following day. The whole crew were laid to rest in Frederikshavn cemetery on 28/11 1941.
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In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Flight Sergeant Russell Hamilton MacMillan is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant Russell Hamilton MacMillan is also 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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From the Toronto Star July 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star November 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star December 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star April 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram November 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram December 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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CIMETIÈRE DE FREDERIKSHAVN Danemark
Frederikshavn est une importante ville portuaire à environ 32 kilomètres de l'extrémité septentrionale du Danemark. Le CIMETIÈRE DE FREDERIKSHAVN se trouve dans la banlieue nord de la ville, sur la route vers Skagen.
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