The story
At the date of 14-05-1943, time: 216, the aircraft type Halifax has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Oud Avereest (buurtschap Den Kaat). The unit of crew and plane is: 405 Sqdn. First flyer rank: Flying Officer, name: H.D. Beattie. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
Crew: Halifax MK.II JB966 LQ-D - 14 May 1943 - Mission: Bochum
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R/95477 - J/10119 - Flying Officer - Pilot - Hugh Donald Beattie - RCAF - Age 21 - KIA
R/75127 - Sgt. - Engineer - John 'Jack' Donald Gibson - RCAF - POW - in Camps L1/L6/L4, POW No. 1180
J/11941 - P/O - Navigator - John Arthur "Art" Hawtin - RCAF - Age ~21 - POW - in Camps L3, POW No. 1329
1376493 - Sgt. - Bomb Aimer - K. W. Clarke - RAF - POW - in Camps L1/L6/L4, POW No. 1172
1269142 - Sgt. - W.Operator / Air Gunner - Sydney Buchanan Hawley - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA
R/95244 - Flight Sgt. - Air Gunner - Ralph Eric Hart - RCAF - Age 22 - KIA
R/141618 - Sgt. - Air Gunner - Reginald Ferguson - RCAF - POW - in Camps L1/L6/L4, POW No. 1177
Hugh Donald Beattie
John 'Jack' Donald Gibson
John Arthur "Art" Hawtin
K. W. Clarke
Sydney Buchanan Hawley
Ralph Eric Hart
Reginald Ferguson
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