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467.
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NAME |
POSITION |
AIR-FORCE |
COMMENTS |
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F/O Mitchell.G.D. |
Pilot |
RAAF |
Posted to 467 Sq 18.6.54. KIA 13.7.43. |
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Sgt Evans.B.K.H. |
Engineer |
RAF |
KIA 13.7.43. |
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P/O George.H.R. |
Navigator |
RAAF |
KIA 13.7.43. |
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F/O Morgan.W.H. |
Bomb Aimer |
RAF |
KIA 13.7.43. |
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Sgt Maher.J.M. |
Wireless Operator |
RAAF |
KIA 13.7.43. |
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Sgt Bolger.H.B. |
Gunner MU |
RAAF |
KIA 13.7.43. |
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F/S Terry.A.D. |
Gunner Tail |
RAAF |
KIA 13.7.43. |
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DATE |
TARGET FOR TONIGHT |
AIRCRAFT |
COMMENTS |
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21/22.6.43 |
Krefeld |
P/O Mitchell.G.D. 2nd pilot with P/O Dixon. |
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22/23,6.43 |
Mulheim |
P/O Mitchell.G.D. 2nd pilot with F/S Tillotson. |
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24/25.6.43 |
Wuppertal |
ED332 |
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25/26.6.43 |
Gelsenkirchen |
EE135 |
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28/29.6.43 |
Cologne |
EE135 PO.Y |
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3/4.7.43 |
Cologne |
EE135 PO.Y |
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9/10.7.43 |
Gelsenkirchen |
ED764 |
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12/13.7.43 |
Turin |
ED531 PO.T |
Missing |
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A416693 P/O G.D.Mitchell and crew posted to 467 Sq 18.6.43. |
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On the 8th op enroute to Turin the crew jettisoned part of the load in an attempt to gain height to clear the alps, but the A/C struck a peak and all crew were KIA. Later research and letters, from a boy who lived in a village near the site at the time, have located the A/C. |
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