HX236 Halifax III HD-J |
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20th December 1943 | ||||||||
Pilot | Bomb Aimer | Navigator | Wireless Operator | Flight Engineer | Mid Upper Gunner | Rear Gunner | ||
F/O J Scales | Sgt R T H Headford | F/S W Ferris | F/S J R G Matthews | Sgt T G Townson | F/S A M Le Grand | P/O R H H Lunniss | ||
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Take Off :- 17:03 | Base :- RAF Leconfield | Mission :- Frankfurt | ||||||
Details :- HX236 is believed to have crashed in the vacinity of Wiesbaden. | ||||||||
650 aircraft including 257 Halifax detailed to take part in this raid, 27 Halifax aircraft were lost including HX236 and HX273 from 466 Squadron. | ||||||||
All the crew were originally buried in Winzenheim before being re-buried in Rheinberg War Cemetery. | ||||||||
Picture of Sgt R T H Headford kindly donated by Tara Atkinson. | ||||||||
Picture of FS J R G Matthews kindly donated by his Grandson Stephen Bath. | ||||||||
Picture of Sgt T G Townson kindly donated by Mike Townson. | ||||||||
If you have anything to add or talk about concerning this crew then please contact me on the address below, halifaxlv827@yahoo.co.uk |
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