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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Robert Stanley Edick

Hometown

Little Falls, New York

Honored By

A Grateful American

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Activity During WWII

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF FLYING OFFICER AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION AT THE AGE OF 25 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 298 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE (FIGHTER COMMAND) WHEN HIS FLAK DAMAGED HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX MK V (NA103) EXPLODED AND CRASHED INTO THE NORTH SEA NEAR HISOY, NORWAY DURING AN OPERATION TO SUPPLY NORWEGIAN AGENTS ON FEBRUARY 25, 1945. COMMEMORATED ON PANEL 279 AT THE AIR FORCES MEMORIAL AT RUNNYMEDE, ENGLEFIELD GREEN, SURREY, ENGLAND.