Add Information to Record of a Person who served during the Second World War on The Wartime Memories Project Website

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F/Lt. George Mitchell

Royal Air Force 9th Squadron

from:Canada

I entered McDonalds in Barry, Ontario at 06:00 hrs. on 5th May 2014. Flt. Lt. George Mitchell (91 yrs. old) was having breakfast in his veteran’s uniform which he does every morning so I sat with him and began chatting. This continued for the next 6 weeks and I was able to learn this much about him.

He joined the RAF at 18 and trained in Moose Jaw - Saskatchewan. After graduation, he became captain of a Lancaster (call sign unknown) and was posted to Number 9 Squadron RAF. He remained with them throughout WWII and is credited with 34 trips over Europe - mainly from RAF Lossimouth.

Notably, he participated in the 3 Tirpitz raids and the 1,000 bomber raids on Dresden, Hamburg and Cologne. He received a citation for dropping food supplies to the Dutch People. George finished the war as a Lancaster instructor.



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