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HZ580
Wellington X HD-C
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| 25th July 1943 | ||||||
| Pilot | Bomb Aimer | Navigator | Wireless Operator | Air Gunner | ||
| F/S R E Thorpe | F/S D P Speechley | F/S C R Cowan | F/S W Harper | W/O J Harrison-Owen | ||
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| 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. | ||||||
| 705 aircraft detailed for this mission, 26 aircraft were lost on this mission. | ||||||
| F/S Thorpe and F/S Harper are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. | ||||||
| F/S Speechley is buried in Westduin General Cemetery. | ||||||
| F/S Cowan is buried in Noordwijk General Cemetery. | ||||||
| W/O Harrison-Owen is buried in Westduin General Cemetery. | ||||||
Picture
of F/S W Harper courtesy of Australian War Memorial. |
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Picture
of F/S R E Thorpe and F/S C R Cowan courtesy of National Archives Australia. |
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