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Awad, Charles Mohamed Slyman

Date of birth:
July 24th, 1920 (Truro/Nova Scotia, Canada)
Date of death:
April 27th, 1943 (Bergen/North Holland, Netherlands)
Buried on:
Commonwealth War Graves General Cemetery Bergen
Plot: II. Row: E. Grave: 9.
Service number:
J/15639
Nationality:
Canadian

Biography

Flight Lieutenant
Royal Canadian Air Force, 429 Sqdn.

On April 27, 1943 at 00:37 the Vickers Wellington took off to take part in an attack on Duisburg.
At 3:36 am the Wellington was shot down by a German night fighter and crashed near the Kogendijk in Bergen.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Flight Lieutenant
RCAF Operational Wings

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