HX278
Halifax III HD-Z
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HX278
Halifax III HD-Z
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| 20th January 1944 | ||||||||
| Pilot | Bomb Aimer | Navigator | Wireless Operator | Flight Engineer | Mid Upper Gunner | Rear Gunner | 2nd Pilot | |
| F/L W G Baldwin | P/O M R Sparrow | W/O J P Morrow | F/S J T Gilchrist | Sgt J McM Fleming | W/O K E Rimington | F/S F Rushworth | F/O W L Clemo | |
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| Take Off :- 16:41 | Base :- RAF Leconfield | Mission :- Berlin | ||||||
| Details :- HX278 was shot down by a night-fighter at 19:30 and crashed at Weitsche, 7km North North West from Luchov. | ||||||||
| 769 aircraft detailed on this mission including 264 halifax with the loss of 22 Halifax. | ||||||||
| All the crew are buried in Becklingen War Cemetery. | ||||||||
| ** with thanks to Marc Hall for updated information ** | ||||||||
| Photo of W/O K E Rimington very kindly supplied by Beverley Newman | ||||||||
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