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Digital gallery of Flying Officer Donald Stuart Bowes
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Photo of DONALD STUART BOWES
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo of DONALD STUART BOWES
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Group photo
P/O Donald Stewart Bowes (Left). Age 21, of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Pilot of Lancaster K-King of 419 RCAF Squadron, killed with 4 of his crew March 31, 1945 (three weeks before bombing operations against Germany were stood down).They were on a daylight raid to Hamburg, and were late over the target, along with ten other bombers; the escorting fighters had returned with the main force. The Germans sent up several 262 jets, and eight Lancasters were shot down... Submitted for the project, Operation:Picture Me -
Photo of DONALD STUART BOWES
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Grave marker
Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Flying Officer Donald Stuart Bowes is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Flying Officer Donald Stuart Bowes is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Donald Stuart Bowes
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Donald Stuart Bowes
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Donald Stuart Bowes
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Donald Stuart Bowes
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Donald Stuart Bowes
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Donald Stuart Bowes
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Donald Stuart Bowes
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Donald Stuart Bowes
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 497 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY Germany
BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY is 13 km south east of Soltau on the west side of the road from Hamburg to Hannover.
From Hannover travel north in the direction of Hamburg on the Autoroute No.7 for 80 km until the junction with Soltau Sud, this is in fact the junction of the A7 with the B3 Hannover to Hamburg road.
On leaving the A7 at Soltau Sud follow the B3 in the direction of Celle and Bergen. The cemetery is on the right hand side of the road, 7 Km from the motorway junction.
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