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F/O Harvey Edgar Jones, RCAF

Flying Officer H. Jones was the captain of a Dakota aircraft detailed to drop parachute troops in the Caen area on the night of 5/6 June 1944. The approach was made at a height of 600 feet above ground, in the face of heavy anti-aircraft fire. Approximately four miles from the Dropping Zone the aircraft was badly hit and set on fire. Flying Officer...

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