The P/O J. Patry RCAF
and crew of 425 Squadron.
While flying Halifax III NR-172 coded KW-Y, failed to return from
an attack on Hagen
on the night of March 15/16, 1945. P/O Patry and F/O A. Fournier
RCAF
were killed,
while the remaining crewmembers, Sgt G. Odell RAF, Sgt J. Lanctôt
RCAF,
W/O1 J. Paiement RCAF (bottom left), F/Sgt C. Panneton RCAF, F/Sgt
J. Goupil RCAF
were taken as POWs.
Photo graciously supplied by Mathieu Paiement, grandson of W/O1 J. Paiement