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W/C J J Owen MID F/O E H Swain F/O F Darbyshire F/O A M Long RCAF F/O J F Ray |
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Owen. F/O Swain.
F/O Darbyshire. F/O Long.
F/O Ray. |
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| Take off :- | 22:11 | Base :- | RAF Leconfield | Mission :- | Mining mission to Brest and St Nazaire | |
| Details :- | HF601 crashed in the sea south of Le Conquet near to where a memorial stands today. | |||||
| Four of the crew are buried in Le Conquet Communal Cemetery. | ||||||
| W/C Owen was an officer on attachment from Group Headquarters. | ||||||
| W/C Owen was MID on 24/09/1941. | ||||||
| The others in the crew came from 196 squadron. | ||||||
F/O Darbyshire is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
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