The story
At the date of 30-01-1944, time: 2200, the aircraft type Lancaster lll JA702 has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: NO polder). The unit of crew and plane is: 156 Sqdn. First flyer rank: Pilot Officer, name: J.E. Rule. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
Crew: Lancaster - JA702 - GT-Z 'ZEBRA' - 30 Jan 1944 - Mission: Berlin
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NZ416543 - Pilot Officer - Pilot - John Edward Rule - RNZAF - Age 28 - KIA
1510799 - Sergeant - Navigator - William Winston Cottam - RAF - Age 22 - EVD - POW
972772 - Sergeant - W.Operator / Air Gunner - Patrick "Paddy" Coyne - RAF - Age 29 - EVD - POW
1726836 - Sergeant - Flight Engineer - Edward Arthur Shorter - RAFVR - Age 21 - KIA
658450 - Flight Sergeant - Bomb Aimer / 2nd Navigator - Kenneth Richard "Dick" Ball - RAF - Age 30 - KIA
998929 - Sergeant - Mid Upper Air Gunner - George Albert Race - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA
1552498 - Sergeant - Rear Air Gunner - John Johnstone Sloan - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA
Airgunners John Sloan (22) and George Race (22) buried on 9 februari at Erehof in Vollenhove.
John Edward Rule
William Winston Cottam
Patrick "Paddy" Coyne
Kenneth Richard "Dick" Ball
Edward Arthur Shorter
John Johnstone Sloan
George Albert Race
Thanks to PATS (see source link for more info)
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