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NP975
Halifax III HD-H
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22nd December 1944 |
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| Pilot |  |
F/O
R F Feilberg RAAF  |
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| Flight Engineer |  |
Sgt B S Chard - P.O.W. | ||||||
| Navigator | |
F/O L A Walker RAAF - P.O.W. | ||||||
| Bomb Aimer | |
F/O A Wood RAAF - P.O.W. | ||||||
| Wireless Operator & Air Gunner | |
F/O W A R Hanson RAAF - P.O.W. | ||||||
| Mid Upper Gunner | |
F/S B W Horrocks RAAF - P.O.W. | ||||||
| Rear Gunner |  |
F/S C O J Scafe RAAF - P.O.W. | ||||||
| Take off :- | 15:12 | Base :- | RAF Driffield | Mission :- | Bingen | |||
| Details :- | NP975 was attacked by a Ju88-G flown by Ltn Peter Spoden from 6/NJG6 and caught fire, with the aircraft vibrating badly and on fire the crew were ordered to bale out. The aircraft crashed approx 10 miles south of St Vith near Winterspelt. | |||||||
| F/O Feilberg rests in Hotton War Cemetery, Belgium. | ||||||||
| Sgt Chard - PoW camp was L1. | ||||||||
| F/O Walker - PoW camp was L3. | ||||||||
| F/S Horrocks - PoW camp was L1. | ||||||||
Picture
of F/O R F Feilberg courtesy of National Archives Australia. |
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Picture
of F/S C O J Scafe 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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