Zuback, George Adam
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | George Adam |
Surname | Zuback |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Leonty and Mary Zuback, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB808 |
Markings | SE-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 16. H. 2. |
Epitaph | THERE IS A LINK DEATH CANNOT SEVER, LOVE AND REMEMBRANCE LAST FOR EVER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 270 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/39003 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 431 (Iroquois) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Race Control Building, Croft Auto Circuit, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Roadside Location, A167, Dalton on Tees, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial topped with metal statue |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Adjacent to A19, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served on 431 Sqn RCAF at RCAF Burn, 1942-1943 |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed metal plaques & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2 including 431 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Old Control Tower, former airfield site, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2 including 431 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Allerton Park Castle, Allerton, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial Garden dedicated to the 4272 personnel of 6 (RCAF) Gp based at Allerton Castle who gave the ultimate sacrifice during WWII to preserve our freedom |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller Unit & Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the men & women of 6 (RCAF) Gp Bomber Command and to the 9980 Canadians lost serving in Bomber Command. |
Miscellaneous Information
All except P/O Trent were due to be screened from operations after this sortie |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1858/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1858/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-03-1945 |
End Date | 22-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Croft |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Hildesheim- to attack the railway yards. 235 aircraft, 4 losses. Although the attack was on the railway yards, this raid had all the hallmarks of area bombing. A post war survey put the level of damage at 70% of the town and this was the only raid upon it. The cathedral, most of the churches and many historic buildings were destroyed. More than 10000 apartments were also destroyed and 1645 people were killed |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and exploded over the target |