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LW372
Halifax III HD-C
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6th October 1944 |
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| Pilot |  |
F/O
T J Kenyon RAAF  |
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| 2nd Pilot |  |
P/O
P R Lord RAAF  |
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| Flight Engineer | |
Sgt P D Jack - P.O.W. | ||||||
| Navigator |  |
F/S
R C Klezel RAAF  |
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| Bomb Aimer | |
F/S
B De B White RAAF  |
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| Wireless Operator & Air Gunner |  |
F/S
T A McManus RAAF  |
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| Mid Upper Gunner |  |
F/S
F M Herne RAAF  |
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| Rear Gunner | |
F/S
N F Robinson RAAF  |
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| Take off :- | 14:06 | Base :- | RAF Driffield | Mission :- | Sterkrade | |||
| Details :- | There was no cloud cover when they arrived over the target making aiming easier, also helping the flak guns do the same. | |||||||
| All the crew who died are buried in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. | ||||||||
| Sgt Jack - PoW number is 1029 in camp L7. | ||||||||
Pictures
of P/O P R Lord, F/S T A McManus and F/S F M Herne courtesy of National
Archives Australia. |
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Picture
of F/S R C Klezel very kindly donated by Sandra McGowan. |
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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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