HE164 Wellington X HD-
  
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.

  
 
F/L Kirk. P/O Mason. F/S Smith. Sgt Bentley. Sgt Leonard. Sgt Reynolds.
 
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.
     
  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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