Flying Officer George William McCARTNEY (J/28883) of the Royal Canadian Air Force

Air Bomber

Circumstances of Death: Lost in aircraft Halifax BIII MZ311
IBCC

Death of Death 1944-08-26

Served in 78 Sqdn

Burial/Commemoration Details : 43. E. 7. at Brookwood Military Cemetery, United Kingdom (Map)

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Aircraft Accident / Loss Entry

Date: 26 Aug 44 Aircraft: Halifax III MZ311 Unit 78 Sqdn Airfield /Crash Location , UK
Details	Took off 2036 25 June 1944 from Breighton to lay mines off La Rochelle (Cinnamon Region). returning to base crashed into a quarry in thick cloud near Cheltenham Gloucestershire.
Source	Henk Welting's Database
Aircrew details

Recorded in CWGC

Rank	Name, Number, Trade & Details	Date	Unit	Country	Cemetery/Memorial & Loc Ref
Flying Officer	Elton Eugene FREEMAN (28223) Navigator Halifax BIII MZ311 IBCC	1944-08-26	78 Sqdn AIR27	United Kingdom	Brookwood Military Cemetery
Flying Officer	John Alexander GLENN (J/36021) Air Gunner Halifax BIII MZ311 IBCC	1944-08-26	78 Sqdn AIR27	United Kingdom	Brookwood Military Cemetery
Pilot Officer	Hugh Brannan HAMILTON (J/89908) Air Gunner Halifax BIII MZ311 IBCC	1944-08-26	78 Sqdn AIR27	United Kingdom	Brookwood Military Cemetery
Sergeant	Emmanuel Henry HARRIS (1423759) Wireless Op Halifax BIII MZ311 IBCC	1944-08-26	78 Sqdn AIR27	United Kingdom	Blaenavon Cemetery
Flight Lieutenant	Charles Maurice HOWES (J/25977) Halifax BIII MZ311 IBCC	1944-08-26	78 Sqdn AIR27	United Kingdom	Brookwood Military Cemetery
Flight Sergeant	John McARDLE (1684019) Flight Engi Halifax BIII MZ311 IBCC	1944-08-26	78 Sqdn AIR27	United Kingdom	Liverpool (Allerton) Cemetery
Flying Officer	George William McCARTNEY (J/28883) Air Bomber Halifax BIII MZ311 IBCC	1944-08-26	78 Sqdn AIR27	United Kingdom	Brookwood Military Cemetery

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