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HX312
Halifax III HD-K
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21st January 1944 |
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| Pilot |  |
F/S
C G Johnston RAAF  |
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| Flight Engineer |  |
Sgt
S Hennan  |
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| Navigator |  |
F/S L Doust RAAF - P.O.W. | ||||||
| Bomb Aimer |  |
F/S J E Dobson RNZAF - P.O.W. | ||||||
| Wireless Operator & Air Gunner |  |
Sgt
L W Wykes  |
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| Mid Upper Gunner |  |
Sgt
J F Morgan  |
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| Rear Gunner |  |
F/S
J K Thompson RAAF  |
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| 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. |
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| Those of the crew who died are buried in Losser (De Lutte) Roman Catholic Cemetery. | ||||||||
| F/S Doust - PoW number 966, he was in camps L6/L4. | ||||||||
| F/S Dobson - PoW number 1054, he was in camps L6/L4. | ||||||||
Photo's
kindly donated by Valerie Hills. |
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Picture
of Oblt H-H Augenstein 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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