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428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem) RAF Middleton-St-George. Halifax BV aircraft LK 950 NA-T was hit by flak during an operation against targets in Leverkusen, Germany but managed to get back over the UK. The aircraft was abandoned after suffering multiple engine failures and crashed in a cemetery near Canterbury, Kent, England
Sergeant JA McEwen (RCAF) bailed out at 15,000 feet, the first crew member out of the aircraft and was missing, presumed killed in action. The remaining crew all survived, uninjured
Sergeant K Hawthorne (RCAF), Flying Officer FR Storen, (RCAF) Flight Sergeant DLG Smith (RCAF), Warrant Officer 1st Class LL Fournier (RCAF), Sergeant LJ Oshowy (RCAF) and Sergeant CHA Kirtland (RAFVR) all survived, safe
There were two 428 Squadron Halifax V aircraft lost on this operation. Please see aircraft serial LK 956 NA-S for additional information on this aircraft and crew
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