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 ForceDIED | 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 ForceDIED | 05 July 1944
AGE | 30
SERVICE NO. | J/11064
FALLEN HEROES
GLEN RICHARD BURSTON
Royal Air Force • FLYING OFFICER
Royal Canadian Air Force
82 Operational Training Unit, Royal Air ForceDIED | 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 ForceDIED | 05 July 1944
AGE | 30
SERVICE NO. | J/11064