HF544
Wellington X HD-Q
NJG1 at 01:11 and crashed into the IJsselmeer of Urk.If you have anything to add or talk about concerning this crew then please
contact me on the address below,
halifaxlv827@yahoo.co.uk
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HF544
Wellington X HD-Q
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| 25th June 1943 | ||||||
| Pilot | Bomb Aimer | Navigator | Wireless Operator | Air Gunner | ||
| F/S A B R Airy | Sgt G C Green | F/O W E Riley | Sgt T M Atkinson | Sgt G R Johnson | ||
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| Take Off :- 23:49 | Base:- RAF Leconfield | Mission:- Gelsenkirchen | ||||
| Details:- HF544
was shot down by a night-fighter Maj Helmut Lent NJG1 at 01:11 and crashed into the IJsselmeer of Urk. |
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| 473 aircraft detailed to attack, with 30 aircraft lost. | ||||||
| Four of the crew are listed on the Runnymede Memorial. | ||||||
| F/O Riley is buried in the Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery after his body was found on the 5th July 1943. | ||||||
| Picture of F/O W E Riley courtesy of National Archives Australia. | ||||||
| Picture of Maj H Lent from Aces of the Luftwaffe | ||||||
If you have anything to add or talk about concerning this crew then please contact me on the address below, halifaxlv827@yahoo.co.uk |
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