The Lillico Crew of 428 Squadron.
return from a mining operation to Kiel Bay on April 17/18, 1944. The entire crew was lost without a trace.
L to R: Sgt Don Gignac RCAF Air gunner (didn't fly with the crew on the night they went missing, was replaced by F/Sgt W. Olmsted RCAF
);
P/O Tony Zbytnuik RCAF
Bomb Aimer;
F/O J. (Mitch) Westlake RCAFWireless
Op; P/O Gord Lillico RCAF
Pilot; and
P/O W. (Bill)
Johnson RCAFComment written at bottom of this picture by Tony Zbytnuik read "Our Crew, Swell bunch of fellahs".
Missing from this photo are: Sgt. J. Doyle, RAF
Flt/Engineer and P/O J. Manson, RCAF Mid-upper
Gunner.
Photo graciously supplied by Jerry Zbytnuik.
