| Albert Henry Charles Bates |
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403088 Sergeant
A. H. C. Bates
Royal Australian Air Force
29th July 1942 Age 26 |
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Sergeant
403088
abt. 1916
29 July 1942
26
Royal Australian Air Force
Son of Robert William and Bessie Bates,
husband of Lorna Ethel Bates,
of Enfield, New South Wales, Australia. |
At 2229 hours on the night of 28 July 1942 Stirling W7565 took off from Oakington detailed to attack Hamburg, Germany. The aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire that wrecked the starboard inner engine and it was later shot down by a night fighter and crashed at Aschmoehor(?). Four crew members were killed and three became Prisoners of War.
The crew members of W7565 were:
Sergeant Albert Henry Charles Bates (403088) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Sergeant John Boyle (404931) (Observer)
Warrant Officer C F Carter (650146) (RAF) (Flight Engineer) PoW
Sergeant A L Crockford (1218535) (RAFVR) (Second Pilot) PoW
Sergeant Frank Lethbridge McIntyre (401389) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Pilot Officer L R Sidwell (117944) (RAF) (Rear Gunner) PoW
Flight Lieutenant Douglas Weston Whiteman (41809) (RAF) (Pilot) |
| John Eric Coleman |
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Pilot Officer
J. E. Coleman
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Royal Air Force
29th July 1942 Age 21 |
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Pilot Officer
106074
abt. 1921
29 July 1942
21
9 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Son of Ernest and Bertha Coleman,
husband of Dora Coleman,
of Esher, Surrey. |
| John Cyril Higfield |
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1199531 Sergeant
J. C. Higfield
Air Gunner
Royal Air Force
29th July 1942 Age 25 |
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Sergeant
1199531
abt. 1917
29 July 1942
25
9 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Son of Mark and Daisy Mary Highfield,
of Nottingham. |
| Alexander George Sutherland |
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405340 Flight Sergeant
A. G. Sutherland
Pilot
Royal N. Z. Air Force
29th July 1942 Age 23 |
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Flight Sergeant
405340
abt. 1919
29 July 1942
23
75 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. Royal New Zealand Air Force
Son of Alexander Sutherland and
of Agnes Kay Sutherland, nee Allan,
of Sutherland's, Canterbury, New Zealand. |
| Adrian Oscar Tabor |
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411104 Sergeant
A. O. Tabor
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Royal N. Z. Air Force
29th July 1942 |
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Sergeant
411104
29 July 1942
75 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. Royal New Zealand Air Force
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Seventeen aircrafts were detailed to carry out an attack on Hamburg. Bomb load of 4000lbs, 30lb and 4lb incendiaries was dropped in target area and bursts were seen in dock area. A. A. fire was very accurate, light and heavy predicted. There were many accurate searchlight cones in parts but clear over target. Navigation was good by TR and DR. Six a/c failed to return to base.
Wellington Mk.III X.3558 AA-Z
Sgt. Alexander George Sutherland, RNZAF NZ405340 (Pilot)
W/O George Ernest Shones, RAFVR 564432 (Observer)
Sgt. Adrian Oscar Tabor, RNZAF NZ411104 (Wireless Operator)
P/O Charles Harkness, RNZAF 121958 (Front Gunner)
Sgt. Ian Gordon Stewart, RNZAF NZ404623 (Rear Gunner)
The Wellington was probably hit by AA fire over or near the target city and crashed near Cuxhaven, northern Germany. All the crew perished. They were buried in the Central Cemetery Brackeswalde, but later reinterred at Becklingen War Cemetery. |
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