Service militaire
Lieu de l’enterrement/commemoration
Fils de James Robert et Janet D. Virtue, de Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Galerie numérique de Capitaine d'aviation James Denholm Virtue
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Galerie numérique de
Capitaine d'aviation James Denholm Virtue
The Toronto Star, February 27, 1945, page 5
F/L Virtue was a pilot in 405 (City of Vancouver) Squadron, Pathfinder Force, and flew Lancaster PB-174 on a raid to Bottrop, Germany July 21, 1944. At 8,000 feet, it collided with a German fighter aircraft and exploded, crashing at Haarl, near Tubbergen, Netherlands, 7 km from the German border.
Three RAF members of the crew perished along with the following Canadians:
P/O (BA) Vernon F. Dodds, age 23, from Winnipeg, Man.
P/O (WAG) Alfred J. Britts, age 21, from Lake Lenore, Sask.
F.O ((N) Joseph J. R. Johnson, age 24, from Montreal, P.Q.
The sole survivor was F/L J. Stoyko of Ituna, Saskatchewan.
[Source of crash information is www.lostbombers.co.uk and crew information is courtesy of They Shall Grow Not Old, published by the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum, Brandon, Manitoba.]
Galerie numérique de
Capitaine d'aviation James Denholm Virtue
Flight Lieutenant James Denholm Virtue is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Galerie numérique de
Capitaine d'aviation James Denholm Virtue
Flight Lieutenant James Denholm Virtue is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Galerie numérique de
Capitaine d'aviation James Denholm Virtue
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
Capitaine d'aviation James Denholm Virtue
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Capitaine d'aviation James Denholm Virtue
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Capitaine d'aviation James Denholm Virtue
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Capitaine d'aviation James Denholm Virtue
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Capitaine d'aviation James Denholm Virtue
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Capitaine d'aviation James Denholm Virtue
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Capitaine d'aviation James Denholm Virtue
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Capitaine d'aviation James Denholm Virtue
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Capitaine d'aviation James Denholm Virtue
From the Toronto Star August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Capitaine d'aviation James Denholm Virtue
From the Toronto Star August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Capitaine d'aviation James Denholm Virtue
From the Toronto Telegram August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Capitaine d'aviation James Denholm Virtue
From the Toronto Telegram February 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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The Toronto Star, February 27, 1945, page 5 F/L Virtue was a pilot in 405 (City of Vancouver) Squadron, Pathfinder Force, and flew Lancaster PB-174 on a raid to Bottrop, Germany July 21, 1944. At 8,000 feet, it collided with a German fighter aircraft and exploded, crashing at Haarl, near Tubbergen, Netherlands, 7 km from the German border. Three RAF members of the crew perished along with the following Canadians: P/O (BA) Vernon F. Dodds, age 23, from Winnipeg, Man. P/O (WAG) Alfred J. Britts, age 21, from Lake Lenore, Sask. F.O ((N) Joseph J. R. Johnson, age 24, from Montreal, P.Q. The sole survivor was F/L J. Stoyko of Ituna, Saskatchewan. [Source of crash information is www.lostbombers.co.uk and crew information is courtesy of They Shall Grow Not Old, published by the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum, Brandon, Manitoba.]
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Flight Lieutenant James Denholm Virtue is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Lieutenant James Denholm Virtue 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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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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From the Toronto Star August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram February 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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CIMETIÈRE CATHOLIQUE ROMAIN DE TUBBERGEN Pays-Bas
Tubbergen est un grand village situé à 10 kilomètres nord-est d'Almelo et à 7 kilomètres de la frontière allemande.
L'église catholique se trouve au centre de Tubbergen, et le cimetière se trouve à l'arrière de l'église. Sur le côté nord de l'allée centrale, les sépulturess de 13 aviateurs s'y trouvent, 7 d'entre eux sont originaires du Royaume-Uni et 6 du Canada.
Pour plus d’informations, visitez la Commission des sépultures de guerre du Commonwealth (site disponible en anglais seulement).
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