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HZ580
Wellington X HD-C
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25th July 1943 |
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| Pilot |  |
F/S
R E Thorpe RAAF  |
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| Navigator |  |
F/S
C R Cowan RAAF  |
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F/S D P Speechley RAAF | ||||||
| Wireless Operator & Air Gunner |  |
F/S
W Harper RAAF  |
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| Air Gunner | |
W/O J Harrison-Owen RAAF | ||||||
| Take off :- | 22:46 | Base :- | RAF Leconfield | Mission :- | Essen | |||
| Details :- | HZ580 was attacked by a Nightfighter, the damaged Wellington managed to fly on for approx another 70 miles before it was lost in the sea off the coast of Holland. | |||||||
F/S Thorpe and F/S Harper are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
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| F/S Cowan is buried in Noordwijk General Cemetery. | ||||||||
| F/S Speechley is buried in Westduin General Cemetery. | ||||||||
| W/O Harrison-Owen is buried in Westduin General Cemetery. | ||||||||
Picture
of F/S R E Thorpe and F/S C R Cowan courtesy of National Archives Australia. |
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Picture
of F/S W Harper courtesy of Australian War Memorial. |
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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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