George
Braithwaite
ROYAL CANADIAN
AIR FORCE
George was born in Red
Deer, Alta., on October 16,- He qualified for
operations as an air force
navigator and bombardier in - He flew in 31 opera-
tions with the 408 Tactical
Helicopter Squadron.
One night in London,
during the Blitz bombings,
George was hit by a piece
of shrapnel and decided
to keep the token.
After his service, he
returned to Red Deer and
found a passion for agricul-
tural history, working at the
Sunnybrook Farm Museum.
George passed away on
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VETERAN PROFILE“When you’re
going in on the
target, you would
be flying at different
altitudes so you
wouldn’t collide
with each other.”