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HX293
Halifax III HD-F
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15th February 1944 |
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| Pilot | ![]() |
F/S
J D Wormald RAAF |
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| Flight Engineer | ![]() |
Sgt
J T Darwood |
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| Navigator | ![]() |
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F K Williams RAAF |
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| Bomb Aimer | ![]() |
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C Sheldon RAAF |
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| Wireless Operator & Air Gunner | ![]() |
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H C L Thomas RAAF |
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| Mid Upper Gunner | ![]() |
Sgt
R J Newell RAAF |
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| Rear Gunner | ![]() |
F/S
T F Eastcott RAAF |
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| Take off :- | 17:11 | Base :- | RAF Leconfield | Mission :- | Berlin | |||
| Details :- | HX293 was shot down by a night-fighter flown by Lt Kurt Matzak NJG1 and crashed at Opende (Groningen), 32km West South West from Groningen, Holland. | |||||||
| All of the crew are buried in Grootegast (Opende) Protestant Churchyard. | ||||||||
| The engine numbers on HX293 were:- Port Outer - SS15242/A582222, Port Inner - SS18273/A387224, Starboard Inner - SS17935/A386933, Starboard Outer - SS18199/A287197. | ||||||||
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| halifaxlv827@yahoo.co.uk
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