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HE164
Wellington X HD-
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14th February 1943 |
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F/L W J R Kirk P/O J E Mason F/S W E Smith Sgt R E Bentley - P.O.W. Sgt N A Leonard - P.O.W. Sgt T W Reynolds - P.O.W. |
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Kirk. P/O Mason.
F/S Smith. Sgt Bentley.
Sgt Leonard. Sgt Reynolds. |
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| Take off :- | 18:32 | Base :- | RAF Leconfield | Mission :- | Koln | |
| Details :- | HE164 crashed at 20:30 after being shot down by a night-fighter 2km South East of Meerhout (Antwerpen). | |||||
| Those who died are buried in Schoonselhof Churchyard at Antwerpen. | ||||||
The tail of this aircraft (minus fabric) is mounted on a stone plinth with a memorial plate inscribed with the crews names. |
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| Sgt Bentley - PoW number is 27559 in Stalag Lamsdorf. | ||||||
| Sgt Leonard - PoW number is 27647. He spent several weeks in a Brussels Hospital then onto Stalag Lamsdorf.. | ||||||
| Sgt Reynolds - PoW number is 27579 in Stalag Lamsdorf. | ||||||
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halifaxlv827@yahoo.co.uk
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