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Archive Report: Allied Forces

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438 Squadron Crest
01.01.1945 No. 438 Squadron Typhoon Ib PD503 F3-R F/O. Ross W. Keller

Operation: Armed Recce.

Date: 01st January 1945 (Monday)

Unit: No. 438 squadron

Type: Hawker Typhoon Mk1B

Serial: PD503

Code: F3-R

Base: Eindhoven, Holland (B78)

Location: Eindhoven aerodrome

Pilot: F/O. Ross Whaley Keller J/37649 RCAF Age 22. Killed

REASON FOR LOSS:

Strafed and killed during take-off from Eindhoven aerodrome (JG3 Fw 190s)

Burial details:

F/O. Ross Whaley Keller. Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery and Memorial Gelderland, Netherlands Plot: XV.D.5. Further information: Born 18th February, 1922, Egremont Township, Ontario, Canada. Educated at Egremont and Normanby Public School and Durham High School. Entered the service of the Bank 1st March, 1940, Served at Durham, Ontario. Enlisted 5th August, 1942, from that branch in RCAF Pilot Officer 29th October, 1943; Flying Officer 29th April, 1944.Trained at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Lachine, Mont Joli, Victoriaville, Cap-dc-la-Madeleine and St, Hubert, Que, graduating with honours from the last-named school, Served at Bagotville, Que. Overseas in May, 1944. Served in British Isles and Holland, going to Holland 26th October, 1944. Killed on active service 1st January, 1945. From a memorial booklet prepared by the Canadian Bank of Commerce.

Researched Michel Beckers June 2016 for Aircrew Remembered. With thanks to Wouter van Dijken for 2016 grave photo - others courtesy Michel Beckers collection.

MB 29.06.2016

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Acknowledgements
Sources used by us in compiling Archive Reports include: Bill Chorley - 'Bomber Command Losses Vols. 1-9, plus ongoing revisions', Dr. Theo E.W. Boiten and Mr. Roderick J. Mackenzie - 'Nightfighter War Diaries Vols. 1 and 2', Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt - 'Bomber Command War Diaries', Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Tom Kracker - Kracker Luftwaffe Archives, Michel Beckers, Major Fred Paradie (RCAF) and MWO François Dutil (RCAF) - Paradie Archive (on this site), Jean Schadskaje, Major Jack O'Connor USAF (Retd.), Robert Gretzyngier, Wojtek Matusiak, Waldemar Wójcik and Józef Zieliński - 'Ku Czci Połeglyçh Lotnikow 1939-1945', Archiwum - Polish Air Force Archive (on this site), Anna Krzystek, Tadeusz Krzystek - 'Polskie Siły Powietrzne w Wielkiej Brytanii', Franek Grabowski, Norman L.R. Franks 'Fighter Command Losses', Stan D. Bishop, John A. Hey MBE, Gerrie Franken and Maco Cillessen - Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces, Vols 1-6, Dr. Theo E.W. Boiton - Nachtjagd Combat Archives, Vols 1-13. Aircrew Remembered Databases and our own archives. We are grateful for the support and encouragement of CWGC, UK Imperial War Museum, Australian War Memorial, Australian National Archives, New Zealand National Archives, UK National Archives and Fold3 and countless dedicated friends and researchers across the world.
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