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LV919
Halifax III HD-O
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12th May 1944 |
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| Pilot | ![]() |
F/S L V Barnett RAAF | ![]() |
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| Flight Engineer | ![]() |
Sgt A M Berry | Memorial to the crew of LV919 at Zondereigen. | |||||
| Navigator | ![]() |
F/O
G P Pinn RAAF |
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| Bomb Aimer | ![]() |
F/S
H J Smith RAAF |
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Wireless Operator & Air Gunner |
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F/S
W K Gertzel RAAF |
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| Mid Upper Gunner | ![]() |
F/S
W A Gillard RAAF |
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| Rear Gunner | ![]() |
F/O
L E J F Chinnery RAAF |
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| Take off :- | 21:51 | Base :- | RAF Leconfield | Mission :- | Hasselt | |||
| Details :- |
LV919 was shot down by Hptm Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer
NJG1, crashing 00:44 at Zondereigen (Antwerpen) 10km North North West of
Turnhout near the border with Holland. |
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| All the crew were buried in Fort 3 Antwerp Cemetery before being re-buried in Antwerp Schoonselhof in 1946. | ||||||||
Picture
of F/S L V Barnett courtesy of National Archives Australia. |
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Picture
of F/S W K Gillard courtesy of Australian War Memorial. |
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Picture
of Hptm H.W. Schnaufer from Aces of the Luftwaffe |
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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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