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LV833
Halifax III HD-P
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24th July 1944 |
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| Pilot |  |
F/O
R J Walsh DFC RAAF  |
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| 2nd Croft |  |
P/O
W D Croft RAAF  |
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| Flight Engineer | |
Sgt
R Palmer  |
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| Navigator | |
F/S
K B Smith RAAF  |
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| Bomb Aimer |  |
F/S K W Campbell RAAF - P.O.W. | ||||||
| Wireless Operator & Air Gunner |  |
F/S
P J Conway RAAF  |
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| Mid Upper Gunner | |
Sgt
H N Lloyd  |
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| Rear Gunner |  |
F/S
M S Whiteley RAAF  |
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| Take off :- | 21:22 | Base :- | RAF Driffield | Mission :- | Stuttgart | |||
| Details :- | LV833 crashed 01:45 after colliding with HX243 into a thickly wooded area 1km South West of Plattenhardt, 14km South of Stuttgart. | |||||||
| F/O Walsh, F/O Croft, F/S Smith and F/S Conway were buried in Bonlanden Cemetery before being re-buried to Durnbach War Cemetery in 1947. | ||||||||
| Sgt Palmer, Sgt Lloyd and F/S Whiteley are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. | ||||||||
| F/S Campbell - PoW number is 445 at Stalag Luft Bankau-Kreulberg. | ||||||||
Picture
of F/S P J Conway and F/S M S Whiteley courtesy of National Archives Australia. |
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Picture
of P/O W D Croft 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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