Captain Gerard Majella Power
Canadian
Armed Forces
Born
in St. John's, Newfoundland in 1947, Capt Powers joined the RCAF in
1966 and graduated as a navigator in 1967. After completing two tours
he applied to become a pilot, earning his wings in 1976. After a year
of advanced training at CFB Cold Lake he was transferred to 439
Tactical Fighter Squadron at Baden Sollingen.
The
husband of Lois Power, Captain G.M. Power was killed on July 25, 1978, when his Canadian 104 Starfighter tail number 104838
crashed during a training mission while stationed at Lahr, West
Germany. He was 31 years old.
Burial site is unknown at this time.
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