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Frank & Glen Burston

It was unusual for brothers to serve on the same Royal Air Force aircraft during the Battle of Normandy. But Canadians Glen and Frank Burston did, with tragic consequences, as Colonel Darcy Molstad from the Royal Canadian Air Force explains.

FALLEN HEROES

  • GLEN RICHARD BURSTON

    Royal Air Force • FLYING OFFICER

    Royal Canadian Air Force
    82 Operational Training Unit, Royal Air Force

    DIED 05 July 1944

    AGE 28

    SERVICE NO. J/21807

  • FRANK LORNE BURSTON

    Royal Air Force • FLIGHT LIEUTENANT

    Royal Canadian Air Force
    82 Operational Training Unit, Royal Air Force

    DIED 05 July 1944

    AGE 30

    SERVICE NO. J/11064

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