LV919
Halifax III HD-O
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halifaxlv827@yahoo.co.uk
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LV919
Halifax III HD-O
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| 12th May 1944 | ||||||||
| Pilot | Bomb Aimer | Navigator | Wireless Operator | Flight Engineer | Mid Upper Gunner | Rear Gunner | ||
| F/S L V Barnett | F/S H J Smith | F/O G P Pinn | F/S W K Gertzel | Sgt A M Berry | F/S W A Gillard | F/O L E J F Chinnery | ||
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| Take Off :- 21:51 | Base :- RAF Leconfield | Mission :- Hasselt | ||||||
| Details :- LV919 was shot down by a night fighter, crashing 00:44 at Zondereigen (Antwerpen) 10km North North West of Turnhout near the border with Holland. | ||||||||
| All the crew were buried in Fort 3 Antwerp Cemetery before being re-buried in Antwerp Schoonselhof in 1946. | ||||||||
| Picture of F/S L V Barnett and F/O L E J F Chinnery courtesy of National Archives Australia. | ||||||||
| Picture of F/S W K Gertzel courtesy of Australian War Memorial. | ||||||||
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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