The story
At the date of 03-01-1944, time: 0100, the aircraft type Lancaster has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Noordoostpolder (Hans Lindeweg). The unit of crew and plane is: 463 Sqdn. First flyer rank: Pilot Officer, name: J. Weatherill. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
Crew: Lancaster - JA902 - JO-D - 03 Jan 1944 - Mission: Berlin
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410021 - Pilot Officer - Pilot - Jack Weatherill - RAAF - Age 20 - KIA
151085 - Flight Officer - Navigator - John Watson Gage - RAFVR - Age 24 - MIA
423290 - Flight Sergeant - Bomb Aimer - Francis Noel Looney - RAAF - Age 20 - KIA
426401 - Flight Sergeant - Wireless Operator/Air Gunner - William Donald Toohey - RAAF - Age 22 - MIA
1860362 - Sergeant - Flight Engineer - Albert Edward Cowell - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA
408054 - Pilot Officer - Mid Upper Gunner - Peter Louis Symonds - RAAF - Age 22 - MIA
417839 - Flight Sergeant - Rear Gunner - Colin Hemingway - RAAF - Age 25 - KIA
Jack Weatherill
Francis Noel Looney
John Watson Gage
William Donald Toohey
Albert Edward Cowell
Peter Louis Symonds
Colin Hemingway
Thanks to PATS (see source link for more info)
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