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F/O Fred Forrest
Royal Canadian Air Force nav. 419 Sqd.
from:Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
(d.29th Jan 1944)
My uncle Fred Forrest was an observer on a Halifax that was shot down over
Zuhlen, Germany on January 29, 1944. He was with 419 sqdn.
The crew of Halifax II serial number JD-468 coded VR-W (Willie)
taken on October 4, 1943.
Here are the names on the back of the photo of the crew.
Left to right: Fred Forrest - Navigator, Brantford, Ontario; Sgt. Parrot - Flight Engineer, Cambridge, England; Sgt. Tarbet - Mid Under Gunner, Toronto, Ontario; Sgt. Palmer - Pilot, Buffalo, USA; Sgt. Reilly - Wireless Operator, London, England; Sgt. Milner - Rear Gunner, Edmonton, Alberta
; P/O Lemerick - Bomb Aimer, Winnipeg, Mantioba. Fred also wrote "In front of our Kite, 'W' Willie"
P/O F. Palmer RCAF and crew,
flying Halifax II JP-119 coded VR-O, lost their lives on the night of January 29, 1944,
during a mission over Berlin.