{"id":66145,"date":"2018-09-30T09:10:02","date_gmt":"2018-09-30T07:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/39-45.auzeau.fr\/?page_id=66145"},"modified":"2018-09-30T09:10:02","modified_gmt":"2018-09-30T07:10:02","slug":"54-choloy-war-cemetery-43","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.auzeau.fr\/39-45\/france\/54-meurthe-et-moselle\/54-choloy-war-cemetery-43\/","title":{"rendered":"54 – Choloy War Cemetery"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Choloy\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Halifax HX325 TL-J
\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n		35 Sqn<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date : <\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a020 f\u00e9vrier 1944
\n<\/em><\/td>\n		<\/td>\nMission :<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Leipzig (All.)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\nD\u00e9collage : <\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Graveley \u00e0 23:51
\n<\/em><\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\nCauses de la perte : <\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Appareil \u00e9vacu\u00e9 par l’\u00e9quipage
\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\nLieu de la perte : <\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Kothen (All.)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Canada\"<\/td>\nFlt Lt<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nBoris Olen<\/td>\nBODNAR<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nAB<\/span><\/td>\nRCAF<\/span><\/td>\nJ\/17669<\/td>\nPOW<\/span><\/td>\n\"Distinguished-Flying-Cross\"<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Canada\"<\/td>\nSqn Ldr<\/span><\/td>\nGordon Henry Francis<\/td>\nCARTER<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nNav<\/span><\/td>\nRCAF<\/span><\/td>\nJ\/11213<\/td>\nPOW<\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Royaume-Uni\"<\/td>\nWO<\/span><\/td>\nGeorge Henry<\/td>\nCROSS<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nFE<\/span><\/td>\nRAFVR<\/span><\/td>\n1268573<\/td>\nPOW<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0\"\"<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Royaume-Uni\"<\/td>\nFS<\/span><\/td>\nKenneth<\/td>\nKNIGHT<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nAG<\/span><\/td>\nRAFVR<\/span><\/td>\n1602007<\/td>\nKIA<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nInhum\u00e9 \u00e0 Hannovre War Cemetery
\n<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Royaume-Uni\"<\/td>\nFlt Lt<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRobert Lionel<\/td>\nLAMB<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nAG<\/span><\/td>\nRAF<\/span><\/td>\n82718<\/td>\nPOW<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Royaume-Uni\"<\/td>\nFlt Lt<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHarold John<\/td>\nROGERS<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nWOP<\/span> AG<\/span><\/td>\nRAFVR<\/span><\/td>\n137120<\/td>\nPOW<\/span><\/td>\n\"Distinguished-Flying-Cross\"<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Canada\"<\/td>\nSqn Ldr<\/span><\/td>\nDouglas Julian<\/td>\nSALE<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nPil<\/span><\/td>\nRCAF<\/span><\/td>\nJ\/9929<\/td>\nWIA<\/span>\/POW<\/span><\/td>\n\"\"\"Distinguished-Flying-Cross\"\u00a0DOW le 20\/03\/1944 \u00e0 l’h\u00f4pital de la Luftwaffe de Francfort-sur-le-Main
\n<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bar to Distinguished Service Order.<\/span><\/em>
\nActing Squadron Leader , Julian SALE, D.S.O. (CAN<\/span>\/J.9929), Royal Canadian Air Force, No. 35 Squadron.<\/span><\/em>
\nOne night in December, 1943, this officer was the pilot of an aircraft detailed to attack a target in Germany. Although heavy cloud prevailed over the target, Squadron Leader Sale displayed great persistence and made 5 runs over the area before releasing his bombs. The return flight was safely accomplished but, whilst over base at a height of 1,500 feet, some stores exploded and flames burst out near the rear turret and the under side of one of the wings. The aircraft quickly became filled with smoke and fumes and the fire spread rapidly. The danger of the tanks exploding was soon apparent. Coolly, Squadron Leader Sale turned away from the airfield, regained height and ordered his crew to leave by parachute. By this time, he could hardly see the instruments as the smoke in the cockpit was so dense. As he was just about to leave the aircraft himself Squadron Leader Sale saw, standing beside him, a member of the crew who had been unable to leave as his parachute was badly damaged and unusable. Squadron Leader Sale therefore decided to attempt to land the burning aircraft and succeeded in so doing. The floor of the fuselage, some equipment and some stores were blazing as he and his comrade got clear. When they were a bare 200 yards away the aircraft exploded. In circumstances of great danger, Squadron Leader Sale displayed great courage and determination, setting an example of the highest order<\/span><\/em>
\nFOURTH SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE of FRIDAY, the 28th of JANUARY, 1944.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\n