George Vincent Booth, Son of George Vincent Booth and Madeline Booth, of Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. George served with the RCAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, Wellington X3561 115 Squadron crashed at Herkenbosch-Vlodrop Holland.....
Takeoff at 23:44 hrs for an operation to Duisburg in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Reinhold Knacke & Unteroffizier Kurt Bundrock of the 1./NJG 1, who were flying a Lichtenstein-equipped Bf 110 from Venlo airfield - (claim) 5 km SE Roermond: 3,500m at 01:49.
Three of the crew perished and were initially buried at Venlo. Today, they rest at Jonkerbos war cemetery in Gelderland:
Pilot:109494 Plt Off M L Freegard PoW Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 596
Observer:R/67602 WOII George Vincent Cyril Booth (American) RCAF - Jonkerbos War Cemetery 24 G 8
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner:906144 Flt Sgt Warnford Francis Victor Pink - Jonkerbos War Cemetery 24 G 7
Air Gunner:1267233 Sgt John S Munro Jonkerbos War Cemetery 24 G 9
Air Gunner:1161250 Sgt W G Rogers PoW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 27063
Takeoff at 23:44 hrs for an operation to Duisburg in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Reinhold Knacke & Unteroffizier Kurt Bundrock of the 1./NJG 1, who were flying a Lichtenstein-equipped Bf 110 from Venlo airfield - (claim) 5 km SE Roermond: 3,500m at 01:49.
Three of the crew perished and were initially buried at Venlo. Today, they rest at Jonkerbos war cemetery in Gelderland:
Pilot:109494 Plt Off M L Freegard PoW Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 596
Observer:R/67602 WOII George Vincent Cyril Booth (American) RCAF - Jonkerbos War Cemetery 24 G 8
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner:906144 Flt Sgt Warnford Francis Victor Pink - Jonkerbos War Cemetery 24 G 7
Air Gunner:1267233 Sgt John S Munro Jonkerbos War Cemetery 24 G 9
Air Gunner:1161250 Sgt W G Rogers PoW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 27063
George Vincent Booth, Son of George Vincent Booth and Madeline Booth, of Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. George served with the RCAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, Wellington X3561 115 Squadron crashed at Herkenbosch-Vlodrop Holland.....
Takeoff at 23:44 hrs for an operation to Duisburg in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Reinhold Knacke & Unteroffizier Kurt Bundrock of the 1./NJG 1, who were flying a Lichtenstein-equipped Bf 110 from Venlo airfield - (claim) 5 km SE Roermond: 3,500m at 01:49.
Three of the crew perished and were initially buried at Venlo. Today, they rest at Jonkerbos war cemetery in Gelderland:
Pilot:109494 Plt Off M L Freegard PoW Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 596
Observer:R/67602 WOII George Vincent Cyril Booth (American) RCAF - Jonkerbos War Cemetery 24 G 8
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner:906144 Flt Sgt Warnford Francis Victor Pink - Jonkerbos War Cemetery 24 G 7
Air Gunner:1267233 Sgt John S Munro Jonkerbos War Cemetery 24 G 9
Air Gunner:1161250 Sgt W G Rogers PoW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 27063
Takeoff at 23:44 hrs for an operation to Duisburg in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Reinhold Knacke & Unteroffizier Kurt Bundrock of the 1./NJG 1, who were flying a Lichtenstein-equipped Bf 110 from Venlo airfield - (claim) 5 km SE Roermond: 3,500m at 01:49.
Three of the crew perished and were initially buried at Venlo. Today, they rest at Jonkerbos war cemetery in Gelderland:
Pilot:109494 Plt Off M L Freegard PoW Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 596
Observer:R/67602 WOII George Vincent Cyril Booth (American) RCAF - Jonkerbos War Cemetery 24 G 8
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner:906144 Flt Sgt Warnford Francis Victor Pink - Jonkerbos War Cemetery 24 G 7
Air Gunner:1267233 Sgt John S Munro Jonkerbos War Cemetery 24 G 9
Air Gunner:1161250 Sgt W G Rogers PoW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 27063
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