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463
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NAME |
POSITION |
AIR-FORCE |
COMMENTS |
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F/O Farrow.G.H. |
Pilot |
RAAF |
Posted to 463 Sq 15.11.44. |
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F/S Bridgeman.S.B. |
Engineer |
RAF |
Wounded 22.2.45. Hospitalised in the UK |
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F/O Leadham.J.H. |
Engineer |
RAF |
11.3.45 |
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Sgt Kerns.F. |
Engineer |
RAF |
14/15.3.45 |
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Sgt Shorthouse.G.S. |
Engineer |
RAF |
20/21.3.45 |
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Sgt Holt.J. |
Engineer |
RAF |
23/24.3.45 to 23.4.45 |
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F/O Harris.P.A. |
Navigator |
RAF |
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W/O Bermingham.E.D. |
Bomb Aimer |
RAAF |
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F/O Wiltshire.J.B. |
Wireless Operator |
RAAF |
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Sgt Bon.F. |
Gunner MU |
RAF |
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Sgt Clay.F.T. |
Gunner Tail |
RAF |
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F/S Verlin.J.S |
Gunner Tail |
RAAF |
23.4.45 |
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DATE |
TARGET FOR TONIGHT |
AIRCRAFT |
COMMENTS |
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26/27.11.44 |
Munich |
F/O Farrow.G.H. 2nd pilot with F/O Ward-Smith. |
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4/5.12.44 |
Heilbron |
F/O Farrow.G.H. 2nd pilot with F/O Perry. |
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6/7.12.44 |
Giessen |
ME329 JO.S |
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8.12.44 |
Urft Dam |
ME325 JO.O |
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10.12.44 |
Urft Dam |
LM130 JO.N |
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11.12.44 |
Urft Dam |
LM130 JO.N |
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17/18.12.44 |
Munich |
ME327 JO.K |
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18/19.12.44 |
Gdynia |
LM130 JO.N |
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4/5.1.45 |
Royan |
LM130 JO.N |
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5/6.1.45 |
Houffalize |
LM130 JO.N |
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7/8.1.45 |
Munich |
LM130 JO.N |
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13/14.1.45 |
Politz |
LM130 JO.N |
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16/17.1.45 |
Brux |
LM130 JO.N |
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1/2.2.45 |
Siegen |
LM130 JO.N |
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2/3.245 |
Karlsruhe |
LM130 JO.N |
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7/8.2.45 |
Dortmund Ems |
LM130 JO.N |
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19/20.2.45 |
Bohlen |
LM130 JO.N |
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21/22.2.45 |
Gravenhorst |
NG329 JO.Z |
A/C shot down. |
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11.3.45 |
Essen |
ME489 JO.P |
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14/15.3.45 |
Lutzendorf |
ME395 JO.S |
A/C badly damaged. |
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20/21.3.45 |
Bohlen |
RF141 JO.U |
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23/24.3.45 |
Wessel |
RF141 JO.U |
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27.3.45 |
Farge |
RA537 JO.N |
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6.4.45 |
Ijmuiden |
RA537 JO.N |
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9.4.45 |
Hamburg |
RA537 JO.N |
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23.4.45 |
Flensburg |
RA537 JO.N |
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F/O Farrow.G.H. flew 26 ops to 8.5.45. |
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21/22.2.45 Graham Farrow and crew flew NG329 JO.Z to Gravenhorst, Mittellandkanal. On the return journey they were shot down. The crew managed to bail out and all survived and evaded capture but Stan Bridgeman was wounded. The A/C crashed near Venraij Holland and it was later established that they were shot down by Major Heinz Wolfgang Schnaufer and crew from Gutersloh. After the war Stan Bridgeman made contact with Fritz Rumpelhardt, Schnaufer’s radar operator and confirmed the details. |
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Farrow and crew (minus Stan Bridgeman who was hospitalised) returned to ops and completed 8 more ops by 8.5.45. |
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14/15.3.45 in ME395 JO.S they were hit by heavy flak and the A/C was badly damaged they only just managed to reach base. |
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Major Schnaufer was the No1 German night fighter ace and he shot down (12) 4 engine bombers, 9 in the 24 hrs he shot Farrow down. |
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