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HF544
Wellington X HD-
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25th June 1943 |
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| Pilot |  |
F/S
A B R Airy RAAF  |
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| Navigator |  |
F/O
W E Riley RAAF  |
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| Bomb Aimer | |
Sgt
G C Green  |
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| Wireless Operator & Air Gunner | |
Sgt
T M Atkinson  |
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| Air Gunner | |
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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Four of the crew are listed on the Runnymede Memorial. |
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| 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. |
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Picture
of Maj H Lent from Aces of the Luftwaffe |
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Any
further information then please contact me using the address below. |
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halifaxlv827@yahoo.co.uk
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