HF569 Wellington X HD-S
  
3rd July 1943
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  Pilot P/O J W Edmonds DFC  
         
  Navigator P/O C Halliday  
         
  Bomb Aimer Sgt P V Cook  
         
  Wireless Operator & Air Gunner P/O F H Levi  
         
  Air Gunner P/O P P G O'Brien  
          
  Take off :- 22:54 Base :- RAF Leconfield Mission :- Koln
     
Details :- HF569 was shot down by a night-fighter flown by Oblt Paul Zorner of I/NJG3 flying a Bf110 E at 01:09, 2km East of Neerhespen.
     

All of the crew were buried in Sint Truiden before being re-buried in Haverlee War Cemetery after the war.
     
Had they completed this mission safely then P/O Edmonds would have completed his 30th and last sortie of his tour of duty.
     
     
     

 
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