HE471 Wellington X HD-
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HE471 Wellington X HD-
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| 30th January 1943 | ||||||
| Pilot | Bomb Aimer | Navigator | Wireless Operator | Air Gunner | ||
| Sgt L F Axby | Sgt J H A Beath | Sgt D Durham | Sgt W Jackson | P/O T G Watson | ||
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| Take Off :- 11:14 | Base :- RAF Leconfield | Mission :- Emden | ||||
| Details :- HE471 was presumed lost over the sea. | ||||||
| 36 aircraft detailed to bomb various targets in Germany with the loss of 4 Wellington's including HE397 and HE471 both 466 aircraft. | ||||||
| Four are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. | ||||||
| Sgt Beath lies in Esbjerg (Fovrfelt) Cemetery, having being found on Mando Island on 25th February 1943. | ||||||
| It is possible that HE471 was shot down by a fighter from JG1, either Hptm Egon Falkensammer or Uffz Hanel. | ||||||
| Picture of P/O T.G. Watson kindly donated by Geoff Watson | ||||||
| Picture of Sgt D Durham courtesy of Auckland Library Heritage Collection reference AWNS1943-0421-18-22 | ||||||
| Picture of Sgt L F Axby kindly donated by Rick Axby | ||||||
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