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Halifax III HD-C
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3rd March1945 |
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P/O A P W Shelton RAAF Sgt W E Welsh F/S P J Hogan RAAF F/S R R Johnson RAAF F/S G W Dixon RAAF F/S G D Laing RAAF F/S V D Bullen RAAF |
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back left to front right F/S P J Hogan. F/S G W Dixon. P/O A P
W Shelton. F/S R R Johnson. |
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Welsh. F/S Laing.
F/S Bullen. |
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| 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 Harrowgate Stonefall Cemetery. | ||||||
| Sgt Welsh is buried at Melcombe Regis Cemetery. | ||||||
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