HX312 Halifax III HD-K
  
21st January 1944
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F/S C G Johnston RAAF

Sgt S Hennan

F/S L Doust RAAF - P.O.W.

F/S J E Dobson RNZAF - P.O.W.

Sgt L W Wykes

Sgt J F Morgan

F/S J K Thompson RAAF
 
F/S C G Johnston. Sgt S Hennan. F/S L Doust. F/S J E Dobson. Sgt L W Wykes. Sgt J F Morgan. F/S J K Thompson.
 
Take off :- 20:04 Base :- RAF Leconfield Mission :- Magdeburg
 
Details :- HX312 was shot down by a night-fighter flown by Oblt Hans Heinz Augenstein and crashed at De Lutte (Overijssel) a village on the Dutch - German border, 4km East South East from Oldenzaal.
 
 
Those of the crew who died are buried in Losser (De Lutte) Roman Catholic Cemetery.
 
F/S Doust - PoW number 966, he was in Stalag Luft Heydekrug.
 
F/S Dobson - PoW number 1034, he was in Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria.
 
 Photo's donated by Valerie Hills.
 
 

 
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