Are hidden at the Buxton, Derbyshire, but Sgt Hayton, RAF, that is hidden throughout the Byker and Heaton Cemetery, Newcastle-on-Tyne, their home town.
Sgt. Frank Arthur Boese, RAFVR 1293282 – Navigator. Hidden Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) Standard Cemetery, The netherlands.. Grave location – Spot 13. Line 5. Grave 92. ‘That have delicate like And you will strong be sorry for I who treasured you’ll never forget’
– Attack Against Needs within Hamburg 9 routes were in depth so you’re able to attack the aforementioned target that have 4 lb. incendiaries. Heavier cloud and you can icing was basically knowledgeable pressuring four flights to return early. A couple of flights attacked the goal nonetheless were not able to observe results as a consequence of ths. cloud. Particular Good.A great. flames and some searchlights were came across though reasonable cloud prevented precision. No enemy routes was indeed seen. Navigation is actually good. A couple routes didn’t come back, they certainly were Stirling step one BK604 captained by P/O J McCullough and you will Stirling 1 R9280 captained by the P/O K.H. Blincoe. It was an unfortunate loss while they was two of the oldest captains from the Squadron, with them has also been destroyed Sergt. Scott and P/O Henderson, a few the new captains gaining feel given that 2nd pilot. This making you which have one or two headless crews.
P/O Kenneth Howard Blincoe, RNZAF NZ412194 – Airplane pilot. Sgt. Andrew James Newell ‘Dougal’ Scott RNZAF NZ414685 – 2nd Airplane pilot. Sgt. Frank Arthur Boese, RAFVR 1293282 – Navigator. Sgt. George Timber Make, RNZAF NZ412514 – Air Bomber. P/O Harold Lowe, RAFVR 905609/ 115129 – Cordless User. Sgt. Desmond David Hayward, RAFVR 651764 – Journey Engineer. Sgt. Edward. McDermott, RCAF Roentgen.96960 – Mid Top Gunner. Sgt. Desmond Clearwater, RNZAF NZ412314 – Bottom Gunner.
Roentgen.9280 are attacked because of the a good Italian language night-fighter over the Netherlands, if you find yourself returning to feet. Brand new flights damaged at time in the vicinity of Ingen, six miles North North east out of Tiel, Hollnd. Every up to speed was indeed killed. These people were buried during the Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery.
F/O Henry Herbert Thomas Reaveley, RAFVR 1892370 – Trip Engineer
P/O Lester Lascelles Bonisch, RNZAF NZ422098 – Pilot. Killed age 21 on 11th out of Summer 1944 Child out-of Ernest Joseph and you will Clara Adelaide Bonisch, out-of Gisborne, Auckland, The fresh Zealand. Hidden Bayeux Conflict Cemetery, France. Grave venue – XI. K. 2. 167
– Assault Up against Dreux Of twenty four aircraft detail by detail to help you bomb Dreux, twenty-two efficiently attacked in the a good weather, this new marshalling yards becoming aesthetically recognized until they certainly were obscured by tobacco cigarette. One to routes got an enthusiastic inconclusive handle with an effective JU.88. The fresh new aircrafts captained by the NZ422098 P/O. L. Bonisch and you can NZ422267 F/S. Donaghy, T. failed to go back.
P/O Lester Lascelles Bonisch, RNZAF NZ422098 – Pilot. F/S James Murdoch Thomas McKenzie, RNZAF NZ427217 – Navigator. F/S James Stuart Millar, RNZAF NZ427220 – Heavens Bomber. Sgt Bernard ‘Bill’ Allen, RAFVR 968734 – Middle Top Gunner. Sgt. Frank William Cousins, RAFVR 1237485 – Butt Gunner.
This new crews was basically coached to return when they hit bad weather, which inturn it did
Just after address, ME702, AA-Q are strike twice because of the flak, prior to separating in the air. Every staff are slain, with the exception of Bernard ‘Bill’ Allen, brand new crew’s Mid Upper Gunner. Out-of Costs Allen’s Conflict Log, is their recollections associated with feel:
“The latest bomb aimer directed this new flat on to the target, and you may gave the language “bombs went” on skipper, that new skipper responded “bomb gates closing”. Zero fundamentally got the guy got the text off their throat than simply there clearly was a good freeze, myself seat folded, my personal intercom ran deceased, I sensed terrific aches in my own left feet, and aircraft is actually full of fire and you will smoking. We scrambled to own my parachute that was sleeping near the head entrance Cartagena kvinder of your own routes, upwards this stop this new smoking and you can flame was indeed extremely dense. Initially I decided not to select my personal chute regarding the cigarette smoking, my personal sight was basically powering and you will aching, in addition to aircraft is moving back and forth so as that We fell into the flooring together with to claw my personal method along by clutching on hydraulic pipes over the edges off the fresh new fuselage. I got eventually to my personal chute and you can hooked they toward, at the same time there’s a different freeze, the new flat gave a beneficial lurch while the next thing I know I happened to be sailing courtesy place. I grabbed the rip cable and removed they, brand new chute unwrapped without difficulty and that i floated down to earth thinking just what had occurred, and you can listening to the following revolution regarding Lanc’s bombing the target.”