The story
At the date of 20-02-1944, time: 0230, the aircraft type Halifax has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Kallenkote (NO Steenwijk). The unit of crew and plane is: 78 Sqdn. First flyer rank: Pilot Officer, name: T.H. Smith. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
Crew: Halifax Mk.III LW367 - EY-L - 20 Feb 1944 - Mission: Leipzig
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1384555 - 159075 - P/O - Pilot - Thomas Henry Smith - RAF - Age 20 - KIA
941457 - Sgt. - Flt. Engineer - William James Webb - RAFVR - Age 31 - KIA
1251406 - 159427 - P/O - Navigator - Ivor George Bunn - RAFVR - Age 27 - KIA
J/18089 - P/O - Air Bomber - Douglas Athol Riach - RCAF - Age 23 - KIA
415575 - F/Sgt. - W.Operator / Air Gunner - Albert Carl Hamilton - RNZAF - Age 21 - KIA
980268 - Sgt. - Mid Upper Air Gunner - Harold Hemmings - RAFVR - Age 24 - KIA
1812960 - Sgt. - Rear Air Gunner - Ronald James Chaplin - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA
Ivor George Bunn
Douglas Athol Riach
Albert Carl Hamilton
Ronald James Chaplin
Thanks to PATS (see source link for more info)
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