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LV781
Halifax III HD-H
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19th February 1944 |
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| Pilot |  |
W/O
J F Moran RAAF  |
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| Flight Engineer | |
Sgt
R F Banks  |
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| Navigator | |
WO
A N D McPhee RAAF  |
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| Bomb Aimer | |
F/O
M G Pepper RAAF  |
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| Wireless Operator & Air Gunner |  |
F/S
L A Laver RAAF  |
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| Mid Upper Gunner |  |
Sgt
G E Brown  |
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| Rear Gunner | |
Sgt
E Harper  |
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| Take off :- | 00:17 | Base :- | RAF Leconfield | Mission :- | Leipzig | |||
| Details :- |
LV781
was shot down by a night-fighter flown by Ofw Heinz Vinke  of II/NJG1 in a Bf110, crashing at 05:00
in the Waddensee off Harlingen. |
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| Five of the crew who died are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. | ||||||||
| Sgt Brown and Sgt Harper are buried in the Harlingen General Cemetery. | ||||||||
Picture
of F/S L A Laver courtesy of National Archives Australia. |
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Picture
of Sgt G E Brown 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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