HE471 Wellington X HD-
  
30th January 1943
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  Pilot Sgt L F Axby  
         
  Bomb Aimer Sgt D Durham RNZAF  
         
  Navigator Sgt J H A Beath  
         
  Wireless Operator & Air Gunner Sgt W Jackson  
         
  Air Gunner P/O T G Watson  
          
  Take off :- 11:14 Base :- RAF Leconfield Mission :- Emden
     
Details :- HE471 was presumed lost over the sea.
     
Four are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
     
Sgt Beath lies in Esbjerg (Fovrfelt) Cemetery, having being found on Mando Island on 25th February 1943.
     

It is possible that HE471 was shot down by a fighter from JG1, either Hptm Egon Falkensammer or Uffz Hanel.

         
 
Picture of P/O T.G. Watson kindly donated by Geoff Watson
 
Picture of Sgt L F Axby kindly donated by John Axby
     

 

 
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