Flight of Boston III W8351 and Flight Sergeant H E D Tilby on 1942-04-03
On 1942-04-02, Pilot, navigator or other duty? H E D Tibby (Flight Sergeant, RAF) with an unknown servicenumber, flew a Boston III with serial W8351 for this duty: Night Intruder. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss are unknown. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 418. The location for the map is the English Channel. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Tibby: he died, but circumstances of death are unknown. There is no commemoration location known.
All three were buried at the Montdidier National Cemetery after the Germans removed their bodies from the wreckage of W8351 and handed them over to the local Mayor for internment. Their graves are now maintained by the C.W.G.C, along with several other bomber crews in the same cemetery
Uncle Harry Tilby is on the right in the photo taken at Ford Aerodrome when they were with 23 Squadron. The other is of their last resting place at Montdidier
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