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THOMPSON, Russell

Personal Information
Rank P/O
Forename(s) Russell Bennett
Surname Thompson
Gender M
Age 23
Decorations
Date of death 03-06-1944
Next of kin Son of Harold Bennett Thompson and Edith Margaret Thompson, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Handley Page Halifax III
Serial Number LK875
Markings NP-Q
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country France
Burial/Memorial Place Ecquetot Communal Cemetery
Grave Reference Coll. grave..
Epitaph IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON AND BROTHER
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 253
Enlistment information
Service Number J/86841
Service Royal Canadian Air Force
Group 4
Squadron 158
Trade Pilot
Country of origin if different Canada
Fellow Servicemen
Greenway J K (F/O)
Hansen V N (F/S)
Sheridan T J (Sgt)
Younie W A (P/O)
Last Operation information
Start Date 02-06-1944
End Date 03-06-1944
Takeoff Station Lissett
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Trappes- to bomb the railway yards. 128 aircraft, 16 losses (12.5%). Most of the bombing fell in the eastern portion of the target area
Reason for Loss Crashed NNW of Evreux, France