HZ257
Wellington X HD-
Photo of Sgt A F Lane kindly donated by his niece Margaret Cattell
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HZ257
Wellington X HD-
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| 21st May 1943 | ||||||
| Pilot | Bomb Aimer | Navigator | Wireless Operator | Air Gunner | ||
| F/Sgt E T Horner | Sgt A F Lane | F/Sgt A D M Ross | F/Sgt O P Morton | F/Sgt T J Brassel | ||
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| Take Off :- 22:10 | Base :- RAF Leconfield | Mission :- Mining mission to Schiermonnikoog | ||||
| Details :- HZ257 was lost without trace. | ||||||
| 104 aircraft detailed for mining in the Frisians and River Gironde with the loss of 4 aircraft. | ||||||
| All the crew are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. | ||||||
| A body recovered on a sandbank at Blauortsand, West North West of Busum on 29th June 1943 is believed to be that of F/Sgt Brassel, a local burial took place but no formal identification was made. | ||||||
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of F/Sgt E T Horner kindly donated by his daughter-in-law Evelyn Horner Photo of Sgt A F Lane kindly donated by his niece Margaret Cattell |
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| Photo of F/Sgt O P Morton kindly donated by his niece Patricia Nalder | ||||||
| Photo of F/Sgt T J Brassel kindly donated by his nephew P J Brassel | ||||||
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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