MZ402 Halifax III HD-V
  
6th October 1944
                 
Pilot Bomb Aimer Navigator Wireless Operator Flight Engineer Mid Upper Gunner Rear Gunner  
                 
  P/O R B Breusch F/S L Pedley F/S B F Godwin F/S C B King Sgt S J Oates Sgt F Hallsworthy Sgt J L Higgison  
  RAAF   RAAF RAAF        
               
                 
   
                 
                 
  Take Off :- 14:32   Base :- RAF Driffield   Mission :- Sterkrade  
                 
  Details :- MZ402 was hit by flak over the target which killed the rear gunner Sgt Higgison.

Although damaged the aircraft was able to make it back to base.

 
                 
  Sgt Higgison is buried in Glasgows Riddrie Park Cemetery.  
     
                 
 
Picture of F/S B F Godwin courtesy of Michael Godwin.
 
  Picture of F/S C B King courtesy of National Archives Australia.  
               
               
 

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