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HX337
Halifax III HD-W
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22nd April 1944 |
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| Pilot | ![]() |
F/O
W N T Russell DFC RAAF |
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| Flight Engineer | ![]() |
Sgt G P Holder - P.O.W. | ||||||
| Navigator | ![]() |
W/O D Purcell RAAF - P.O.W. | ||||||
| Bomb Aimer | ![]() |
F/S G B Hall RAAF - Evaded Capture | ||||||
| Wireless Operator & Air Gunner | ![]() |
F/O R Sigmont RAAF - Evaded Capture | ||||||
| Mid Upper Gunner | ![]() |
F/S C R Draper RCAF - P.O.W. | ||||||
| Rear Gunner | ![]() |
F/S W M Cashman DFM RAAF | ||||||
| Take off :- | 22:16 | Base :- | RAF Leconfield | Mission :- | Dusseldorf | |||
| Details :- | HX337 crashed in the vicinity of Basses-Arches (Namur), 16km East South East of Namur, Belgium after being shot down by a night-fighter flown by Lt. Klaus Helm of 3/NJG4, however, other reports say that HX337 collided with another aircraft and lost its tail-section. | |||||||
| Those who died were buried in Le Culot Cemetery before being re-buried in Heverlee War Cemetery after the war, their citation for their awards praises their determination and courage during recent operations to Stuttgart. | ||||||||
| Sgt Holder - PoW number is 3586 in camps L6/357. | ||||||||
| W/O Purcell - PoW number is 3676 in camps L6/357. | ||||||||
| F/S Draper - PoW number is 3571 in camps L6/357. | ||||||||
| Both evaders reached home in the September. | ||||||||
Pictures
courtesy of National Archives Australia. |
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further information then please contact me using the address below. |
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| halifaxlv827@yahoo.co.uk
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