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1943-12-20

Base:
Bardney
Destination:
Frankfurt
Took off:
1702
Landed:
2232

ED700

WS
-
O
9
Squadron
Bomb Load:
Bomb Load:
1 x 4000lb (Minol), 1 x 1000lb MC, 850 x 4lb incendiaries, 50 x 4lb X Type incendiaries, 80 x 30lb incendiaries.
Notes:
Notes:

After bombing attacked by ME210 and JU88. Petrol tanks hit and considerable damage caused to aircraft. Rear Gunner, Sgt Knox, killed. Owing to loss of fuel aircraft was ditched 4 miles from English coast, 15 miles north of Yarmouth. Crew picked up 4 hours later. Sgt Knox went down with the wreckage.

Crew

Position

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

P/O

Sgt

Sgt

F/O

Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Name

EJ

W

RCT

DA

G

AK

VCL

Service No.

156647

138078

1457002

410182

R/166769

Service

RAF

RAFVR

RAFVR

RAFVR

RAAF

RCAF

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