This photograph was sent home
by
François Rolland Pilon. He is shown
here with 4 other crew members of the ill-fated
BB-343 (EQ-X) of the
408 Squadron, RCAF. His journal indicates he joined the 408
Squadron
on March 25, 1943.
This photograph must have been taken
sometime
between
that date and April 16, 1943.
This crew were all killed when Halifax
II BB-343 coded EQ-X failed to
return on the night of April 16/17, 1943 while on operations to Pilsen
The following is the translation of
the caption Rolland Pilon wrote on
the back of this photograph:
"Our Crew"
Standing - from left to right
F.Sgt Lloyd Haines RCAF
, Bomb
aimer - from Montréal
-Sgt A. (Tony) Gielty RAF, Rear
gunner - our good Scotsman
the "Navigator" (F.Sgt François
Rolland Pilon) RCAF
Sgt Ronnie Winter RAF Wireless
Op, Englishman
Kneeling: - Jacques Guay RCAF, pilot -
from Québec
P.S. Our two new members are not
present.
(The missing members were Sgt F. Hill
RCAF,
Fl/Eng and F/Sgt I. MacDonald
RCAF,
Mid upper gunner.)
Photo and information graciously
suppled by Jean-Luc Pilon.
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