Ernest Burnett

1918 - 1992  (73 years)

• Name	Ernest Burnett
  Nickname	Ernie
  Birth	30 Dec 1918	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Air Force, WWII
  	Ernest served in the RAF as a tail gunner on Wellington bombers. It was a very dangerous position with only 1 in 6 surviving their tours. A tour consisted of 30 bomb runs. When Ernest survived he was given the opportunity to return home and do media engagements. However on his last night in England he went out and got drunk and missed his flight home. That opportunity was lost.
  Death	5 Jun 1992	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I829	The McIver Family Tree
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2021

  
  

  Family	Florence Gallant,   b. 28 Jan 1922, Newton, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 22 Nov 1991, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F751	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2020

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Newspaper Article - Ernest Burnett Article published about 1941, in an unknown newspaper, regarding blasting of Cologne, during WWII. Flight Sergeant Ernie Burnett is pictured in the article. Description: TOOK PART IN WEEK-END BLASTING OF COLOGNE Some of the raiding Canadians reported they could see heavy smoke above Cologne from the coast of Holland -- 140 miles away, one of those who took part was Flt.-Sgt. Ernie Burnett of Toronto
  		Newspaper Article - Ernest Burnett Article published in The Ottawa Citizen on September 14, 1942, regarding the job of gunners on bomber planes during WWII. Flight Sergeant Ernie Burnett is quoted in the article.
  		Newspaper Article - Ernest Burnett Article published about 1941 in an unknown newspaper, discussing that Ernest Burnett, with his twin brother, Harry, were part of the same squadron overseas, although they enlisted in the Air Force months apart.