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1943-02-03

Base:
Wyton
Destination:
Hamburg
Took off:
1753
Landed:
2354

W4231

OL
-
U
83
Squadron
Bomb Load:
Bomb Load:
1 x 4000lb HC, 6 x 4 White flares, 4 x TI Green.
Notes:
Notes:

Attacked by enemy aircraft. It approached to 50 yards before opening fire. Raked whole fuselage and set starboard inner engine on fire. Bomb aimer wounded in foot. Rear gunner returned fire and aircraft not seen again. Starboard inner engine fire went out on feathering.

Crew

Position

Pilot

Pilot/FE

Nav

WOp/AG

Nav/B

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

P/O

P/O

F/O

F/O

Sgt

Sgt

F/O

Name

VS

RB

GH

DL

JT

GK

DH

Moore
Hope
Wilson
Giggey
Page
Finnie
Luck

Service No.

404924

1389031

123621

J/9445

1389669

R/82905

48662

Service

RNZAF

RAFVR

RAFVR

RCAF

RAFVR

RCAF

RAF

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