HE153 Wellington X HD-G
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HE153 Wellington X HD-G
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| 14th February 1943 | ||||||
| Pilot | Bomb Aimer | Navigator | Wireless Operator | Air Gunner | ||
| F/S W R Martin | Sgt J F Loudon | P/O H J S Harmer | Sgt B D Hall | Sgt J J Robson | ||
| RAAF - injured | injured | injured | injured | |||
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| Take Off :- 18:25 | Base :- RAF Leconfield | Mission :- Cologne | ||||
| Details :- HE153 crashed at 00:01 on the return leg due to fuel shortage caused by difficulty manipulating the petrol cocks, coming down near Warter Priory, East Pocklington. | ||||||
| 243 aircraft including 85 Wellington's detailed to attack, 3 Wellington's lost including HE164 and HE153 from 466 squadron. local records suggest that the target marking had only a limited success. | ||||||
| Sgt Robson is buried in Hooker Gate (St Patrick) Cemetery, County Durham. | ||||||
| Sgt J J Robson picture courtesy of Paul Dixon. | ||||||
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