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 – Warrant Officer Class II Hector Frederick Binder is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Warrant Officer Class II Hector Frederick Binder is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star March 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star January 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star January 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Photo of Hector Frederick Binder – WO2 Hector Frederick Binder RCAF. Air Gunner. Shot down over Marsal France on 24/25 February 1944 in Lancaster LL797 of 626 Squadron, RAF Wickenby on the way to bomb Schweinfurt.

Group Photo – Photo of crew courtesy of the Wickenby Register and the Wickenby Memorial Collection Standing, Left to Right: Bob Edgeworth; H. BINDER RCAF; Peter Young ; Ken Macey. Kneeling, Left to Right: J. Hutchinson; Len GOODKEY RCAF; A. Hodgson. P/O Leonard Goodkey was Navigator on Lancaster LL 797 of #626 (RAF) Sqdn. From www.lostbombers.co.uk: "[LL797] Took part in the Key Operations against Berlin 15/16 Feb 44 and Leipzig 19/20 Feb 44. When lost against Schweinfurt 24/25 Feb had a total of 21 hours. Airborne 1810 24 Feb 44 from Wickenby for the final sortie of their first tour of operations and carrying a second pilot for operational experience. Crashed at Marsal (Moselle), 10 km SE of Chateau-Salins, France. All are buried in the churchyard at Marsal F/O J. P .Hutchinson DFC RAAF KIA Sgt B. R. Bowditch (P2) KIA Sgt A. Hodgson KIA P/O L. E. Goodkey RCAF KIA F/O P. H. W. Young KIA Sgt R. Edgeworth KIA F/S H. F. Binder RCAF KIA F/S K. J. Macey KIA "

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