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LV875
Halifax III HD-F
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10th April 1944 |
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| Pilot |  |
F/S J C Bond RAAF | ||||||
| Flight Engineer |  |
Sgt J A White | ||||||
| Navigator |  |
W/O J H Maunder RAAF | ||||||
| Bomb Aimer | |
F/S J N Keys RAAF | ||||||
| Wireless Operator & Air Gunner |  |
F/S B L Sheean RAAF | ||||||
| Mid Upper Gunner | |
Sgt D K Messenger | ||||||
| Rear Gunner | |
F/S C Y Warren RAAF | ||||||
| Take off :- | 20:58 | Base :- | RAF Leconfield | Mission :- | Tergnier | |||
| Details :- | LV875 was shot down by a night-fighter flown by Lt. Josef Springer of 8/NJG4 and crashed near Rosieres-en-Santerre (Somme), 15km North West of Roye. | |||||||
| All the crew are buried in Meharicourt Communal Cemetery. | ||||||||
| Apart from W/O Maunder all the crew were involved in a ditching less than a month previous. | ||||||||
Picture
of F/S J C Bond courtesy of National Archives Australia. |
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Picture
of W/O J H Maunder and F/S B L Sheean 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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