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HZ257
Wellington X HD-
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21st May 1943 |
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| Pilot |  |
Sgt
E T Horner RAAF  |
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Sgt
A D M Ross RAAF  |
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| Bomb Aimer | |
Sgt
A F Lane  |
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| Wireless Operator & Air Gunner | |
Sgt
O P Morton RAAF  |
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| Air Gunner | |
Sgt
T J Brassel RAAF  |
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| Take off :- | 22:10 | Base :- | RAF Leconfield | Mission :- | Mining mission to Schiermonnikoog | |||
| Details :- | HZ257 was lost without trace. | |||||||
| All the crew are commemorated on the Runneymede Memorial. | ||||||||
A body recovered on a sandbank at Blauortsand, West North West of Busum on 29th June 1943 is believed to be that of Sgt Brassel, a local burial took place but no formal identification was made. |
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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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