P/O Gordon
William Lillico RCAF
of 428 Squadron. Also shown with his
siblings Russell and Grace.
P/O Lillico was the pilot of Halifax II JN-973 coded NA-U, which
failed to return from a mining
operation to Kiel Bay on April 17/18, 1944. The entire crew was lost
without a trace.
The other crewmembers were:
Sgt.
J. Doyle, RAF
Flt/Engineer
P/O W. Johnson, RCAF
Navigator
P/O T. Zbytnuik, RCAF
Bomb Aimer
F/O J. Westlake, RCAF
Wireless Op
P/O J. Manson, RCAF
Mid-upper
Gunner
F/Sgt. W. Olmsted, RCAF
Rear
Gunner
Photo graciously suppled by Russell
Lillico (brother of Gordon Lillico) and
family.
