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MS494
Wellington X HD-W
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29th May 1943 |
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| Pilot |  |
Sgt L O Upjohn RAAF P.O.W. | ||||||
| Navigator | |
Sgt J Paterson P.O.W. | ||||||
| Wireless Operator & Air Gunner | |
Sgt R A Napier P.O.W. | ||||||
| Bomb Aimer |  |
Sgt W V Garfield P.O.W. | ||||||
| Air Gunner | |
P/O
F Hay DFM  |
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| Take off :- | 22:26 | Base :- | RAF Leconfield | Mission :- | Wuppertal | |||
| Details :- | MS494
was shot down by a night-fighter flown by Oblt Manfred Meurer  of 3/NJG1 in a Do217 and crashed at 00:50 near Beesel (Limburg),
12 km North East of Roermond, Holland. |
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| P/O Hay is buried in Jonkerbos War Cemetery. | ||||||||
| Sgt Upjohn - PoW number is 43, he was in camps L6/357. | ||||||||
| Sgt Paterson - PoW number is 223, he was in camps L6/357. | ||||||||
| Sgt Napier - PoW number is 40, he was in camps L6/357. | ||||||||
| Sgt Garfield - PoW number is 222512, he was in camp 4B. | ||||||||
Any
further information then please contact me using the address below. |
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| halifaxlv827@yahoo.co.uk
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