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1943-10-04

Base:
Wyton
Destination:
Frankfurt
Took off:
1830
Landed:
2055

JA940

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Squadron
Weather Map:
Bomb Load:
Bomb Load:
1 x 4000lb HC, 2 x 1000lb MC, 8 x 4 White Flares, 2 x Yellow TI, 1 x Red/Green Flare.
Notes:
Notes:

Abandoned. Tearing sound heard by Wop and Flt Eng near rear spar whilst over Reading en route. Sound reoccured ever minute increasing until bombs jettisoned when noise ceased.

Crew

Position

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

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Air Gunner

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Rank

P/O

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

F/O

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Name

J

TS

HE

W

D

CRB

W

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Finding
Evans
Borrow
Bainbridge
Wilson
Everard
Hewsam

Service No.

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1331959

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Service

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RAFVR

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