Flying
Officer George Franklin Burden
Royal
Canadian Air Force
Son
of Edward E. and Myrtle M. Burden, of Fredericton, New Brunswick,
Canada , age 22, died on 03 May 1945. He was based in Germany and was
killed on a mission against the Hamburg-Elmshom main Line.
The
following entry is from 439's War Operations Record Book (Form 541): Blue section found
another train just west of Pinneberg. A dive on this was met by a hail
of light flak from the train. J/88715 F/O George Burden flying as Blue
Two received a direct hit and his aircraft burst into flames. He
crashed on the northern outskirts of the village of Esingen.
Following
entry is from The
Canadian Virtual War Memorial website courtesy
of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
J/88715
F/O G.F. Burden is buried at RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, United Kingdom Grave
Reference: Panel 278.
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