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RUTO, Edward

Aircraft Information
Aircraft Handley Page Halifax II
Serial Number DT672
Markings VR-D
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country Germany
Burial/Memorial Place Rheinberg War Cemetery
Grave Reference 2. F. 14..
Epitaph
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 236
Enlistment information
Service Number J/14738
Service Royal Canadian Air Force
Group 6
Squadron 419 (Moose)
Trade Navigator
Country of origin if different United States of America
Last Operation information
Start Date 13-05-1943
End Date 14-05-1943
Takeoff Station Middleton St. George
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Bochum. 442 aircraft, 24 losses (5.4%). Decoy markers drew much of the bombing away from the target. Little information available from local sources about the extent of the damage.
Reason for Loss Crashed near Mönchengladbach