Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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 James Balfour Russell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Flying Officer James Balfour Russell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Photo of JAMES BALFOUR RUSSELL – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Letter – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Letter – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Letter – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Letter – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Letter – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Letter – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Memorial – Cross made of aircraft remains commemorates crashsite. Photo courtesy of www.flensted.eu.com

Cemetery – Excerpt of story and photos from www. flensted.eu.com Airwar Over Denmark. Used with permission. Lancaster III LM694 in 166 (RAF) Squadron was on Gardening (Mining) mission to Danzig Bay. crashed Aastruplund 27/8 1944. When flying over the Jylland peninsula on the return flight LM694 was attacked by a German night fighter and crashed at 03:30 hours at Aastruplund northwest of Horsens with the loss of all onboard. The wreckage was spread over an area of 1000 x 500 metres. The remains of the crew were found in the general area. German soldiers from the Wehrmacht barracks in Brædstrup arrived under command of Hauptfeldwebel Hein and sealed off the area in search for survivors The Canadian crew members were: F/O Russell, F/S Jacob Schafer, and F/S John E. Fitzgerald.

Grave Marker – Photo of grave courtesy www.flensted.eu.com