HX337 Halifax III HD-W
  
22nd April 1944
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F/O W N T Russell DFC RAAF

Sgt G P Holder - P.O.W.

W/O D Purcell RAAF - P.O.W.

F/S G B Hall RAAF - Evaded Capture

F/O R Sigmont RAAF - Evaded Capture

F/S C R Draper RCAF - P.O.W.

F/S W M Cashman DFM RAAF

 
F/O W N T Russell DFC. Sgt Holder. W/O D Purcell. F/S G B Hall.
F/O R Sigmont. F/S Draper. F/S W M Cashman DFM.
 
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 having its fuselage severed from its tail by colliding with another aircraft.
 
 
Those who died are buried in Heverlee War Cemetery, their citation for their awards praises their determination and courage during recent operations to Stuttgart.
 
Sgt Holder - PoW number is 3586 in camp Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria.
 
W/O Purcell - PoW number is 3676 in camp Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria.
 
F/S Draper - PoW number is 3571 in camp Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria.
 
Both evaders reached home in the September.
 
 
 
 
 

 
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