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Son of John T. Hall, and Olive M. Hall, of Long Branch, Ontario.
Flying Officer Hall was the navigator in the fourth Mosquito #SZ 977 aircraft flown by Wing Commander Peter Andrew Kleboe D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C,(RAF), who was the Commanding Officer of #21 Squadron.
This aircraft struck a lighting gantry of the railway yards in Copenhagen station. In trying to regain control of the damaged aircraft, it changed course to the northwest blew up and crashed into the garage next to a convent school about a kilometer to the west of the target. The other five Mosquito aircraft in the first wave successfully bombed the target. The second wave arrived a few seconds later and, seeing the smoke caused by Kleboe's aircraft, 4 of the 6 aircraft bombed the school killing 123 pupils and teachers. The Gestapo Headquarters was destroyed with heavy casualties including 7 patriots, 18 other patriots escaped. Four of the attacking aircraft were shot down by flak from the German cruiser Nurnberg and from shore batteries
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In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 521 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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COPENHAGEN (BISPEBJERG) CEMETERY Denmark
COPENHAGEN (BISPEBJERG) CEMETERY lies in the north-western part of the city, about 5 kilometres from the centre, on the Frederiksborgvej.
The war graves plot is best approached through the rear entrance in Stonaes Alle, a side road off Skoleholdervej, and is to be found in Section BKL43, which is approximately 50 metres from the rear entrance on the left of the path.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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