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At the date of 10-08-1942, time: 0310, the aircraft type Wellington has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Hengelo (Gld.) (Remmelinkdijk). The unit of crew and plane is: 460 Sqdn. First flyer rank: F/Sergeant, name: J.A. Finlay. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
460 squadron - Wellington IV Z1463 UV-L - Mission: Osnabrück
Z1463 took off from Breighton at 00:10 hrs and crashed near Hengelo 12 km SE of Zutphen, Holland
Cause of crash not established. All (5) are buried in Hengelo (Gelderland) General Cemetery
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Crew: Wellington IV Z1463 UV-L - 10 Aug 1942 - Mission: Osnabrück
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403175 - F/Sgt. James Alexander Finlay - RAAF - Age 29 - KIA - Grave 1 - CWGC ref. 2648114
403561 - Sgt. Nicholas Dan - RAAF - Age 23 - KIA - Grave 4 - CWGC ref. 2648113
401080 - Sgt. Robert Allan Ponton - RAAF - Age 29 - KIA - Grave 5 - CWGC ref. 2648116
39099 - F/S. Stephen Bryan Goord - RNZAF - Age 28 - KIA - Grave 2 - CWGC ref. 2648115
402832 - F/Sgt. Kevin Argyle Smith - RAAF - - Age 27 - KIA - Grave 3 - CWGC ref. 2648117
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