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Lieu de l’enterrement/commemoration
Fils de Sidney et Marie Constance Russell, de Toronto, Ontario.
Galerie numérique de Lieutenant d'aviation James Balfour Russell
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Lieutenant d'aviation James Balfour Russell
Excerpt of story and photos from www. flensted.eu.com Airwar Over Denmark. Used with permission.
Lancaster III LM694 in 166 (RAF) Squadron was on Gardening (Mining) mission to Danzig Bay. crashed Aastruplund 27/8 1944. When flying over the Jylland peninsula on the return flight LM694 was attacked by a German night fighter and crashed at 03:30 hours at Aastruplund northwest of Horsens with the loss of all onboard.<P>
The wreckage was spread over an area of 1000 x 500 metres. The remains of the crew were found in the general area. German soldiers from the Wehrmacht barracks in Brædstrup arrived under command of Hauptfeldwebel Hein and sealed off the area in search for survivors
The Canadian crew members were: F/O Russell, F/S Jacob Schafer, and F/S John E. Fitzgerald.
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant d'aviation James Balfour Russell
Photo of grave courtesy www.flensted.eu.com
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant d'aviation James Balfour Russell
Cross made of aircraft remains commemorates crashsite.
Photo courtesy of www.flensted.eu.com
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant d'aviation James Balfour Russell
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant d'aviation James Balfour Russell
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant d'aviation James Balfour Russell
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant d'aviation James Balfour Russell
Flying Officer James Balfour Russell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant d'aviation James Balfour Russell
Flying Officer James Balfour Russell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant d'aviation James Balfour Russell
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant d'aviation James Balfour Russell
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant d'aviation James Balfour Russell
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant d'aviation James Balfour Russell
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant d'aviation James Balfour Russell
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant d'aviation James Balfour Russell
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant d'aviation James Balfour Russell
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant d'aviation James Balfour Russell
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Excerpt of story and photos from www. flensted.eu.com Airwar Over Denmark. Used with permission. Lancaster III LM694 in 166 (RAF) Squadron was on Gardening (Mining) mission to Danzig Bay. crashed Aastruplund 27/8 1944. When flying over the Jylland peninsula on the return flight LM694 was attacked by a German night fighter and crashed at 03:30 hours at Aastruplund northwest of Horsens with the loss of all onboard.<P> The wreckage was spread over an area of 1000 x 500 metres. The remains of the crew were found in the general area. German soldiers from the Wehrmacht barracks in Brædstrup arrived under command of Hauptfeldwebel Hein and sealed off the area in search for survivors The Canadian crew members were: F/O Russell, F/S Jacob Schafer, and F/S John E. Fitzgerald.
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Photo of grave courtesy www.flensted.eu.com
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Cross made of aircraft remains commemorates crashsite. Photo courtesy of www.flensted.eu.com
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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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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 James Balfour Russell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flying Officer James Balfour Russell 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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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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