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432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Halifax VII aircraft RG 476 QO-T was shot down on the East side of the Nahe River just south of Bad Munster, Germany during a night operation against targets in Worms, Germany
Pilot Officer AJ Hunter (RCAF), Flying Officer JA Bleich (RCAF), Flying Officer GE Creswell (RCAF) and Pilot Officer AC Hogg (RAFVR) were all killed in action
Flying Officer FD Baxter DFC (RCAF), Flight Sergeant GE Armstrong (RCAF) and Flight Sergeant SE Waterbury (RCAF), all survived to be taken as Prisoners of War, although no information on their POW numbers or camp locations has been found to date
The 432 Squadron ORB has this crew on Halifax NP 812 QO-T but multiple sources, websites and books confirm the correct aircraft serial as RG476 QO-T
Halifax NP 812 QO-T had previously returned to base on two engines 1944 -12-29 with the loss of one crew member (Pilot Officer GH Barnett, RCAF) who had bailed in error and died from his wounds
There were three 432 Squadron Halifax aircraft lost on this date. Please see aircraft serials NP 803 QO-I and RG 451 QO-D for additional information regarding the other crews and aircraft
The Bomber Command War Diaries, Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt
[Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database]...