NR179 Halifax III HD-C
  
3rd March1945
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  Pilot   P/O A P W Shelton RAAF  
         
  Flight Engineer Sgt W E Welsh  
         
  Navigator   F/S P J Hogan RAAF  
         
  Bomb Aimer   F/S R R Johnson RAAF  
         
  Wireless Operator   F/S G W Dixon RAAF  
         
  Mid Upper Gunner F/S G D Laing RAAF  
         
  Rear Gunner  F/S V D Bullen RAAF  
       
   

back row F/S P J Hogan. F/S G W Dixon.

front row P/O A P W Shelton. F/S R R Johnson.
 
Take off :- 18:23 Base :- RAF Driffield Mission :- Kamen
     
Details :- On returning to base the airfield lights were extinguished as a German night-fighter was reported to the base, as they went to find an alternative airfield to land at they were attacked by a Ju88 at about 01:10 and crashed at Fridaythorpe, 9 miles West North West from Driffield.
     
P/O Shelton, F/S Johnson and F/S Dixon are buried in Harrogate Stonefall Cemetery.
Sgt Welsh is buried at Melcombe Regis Cemetery.
     
Picture courtesy of Australian War Memorial.
     

 
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