laundry bag
Item
Title
laundry bag
Description
white cotton laundry bag belonging to David Burke R50413 RCAF identification number R50413 on front of bag also on front and reverse of bag in Burkes writting are the words: CAN R50413 F/O Burke RAF Legionfield included in Burkes list of personal effects
Identifier
009.142.021
Format
Provenance
Pilot Officer David Warnock Burke from Hamilton, ON was killed in action on March 31, 1944 age 25 and was part of 640 Squadron. Halifax aircraft #LW 500 was shot down by a German flak ship off Dieppe, France during a mission over Nuremburg Germany. Six RAF members of the crew were also killed. This was P/O Burke's fourth operation and his was one of 108 allied aircraft lost that night.
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