Halifax RG451 B.Mk.VII - Bombing Worms Germany - 1945-02-21 to 1945-02-21
Squadron: 432 (B) Sqn (RCAF)
Start Date: 1945-02-21
Completion Date: 1945-02-21
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Worms Germany
Target Specific:
Base: RAF East Moor
Take Off Time: 16:44
Squadron Code: QO-D
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Crash City: Germany
Crash Specifics: unspecified
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
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432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem) RAF East Moor. Halifax VII aircraft RG 451 QO-D missing from a night operation against targets in Worms, Germany. The cause of loss and crash location were not determined

Flight Lieutenant ES Maguire (RCAF), Flying Officer CW McMillan(RCAF), Pilot Officer EJ McLarty (RCAF), Flight Lieutenant CS Moir, (RCAF), Flight Lieutenant JG Maguire (RCAF) and Pilot Officer AA McDonald (RAF) were all killed in action

Flight Sergeant FT McLachlan (RCAF) survived to be taken as Prisoner of War, although no detail on POW number or POW camp has been found to date

Oddly unique, the crews' surnames all start with the letter 'M'

There were two other 432 Squadron Halifax aircraft lost on this operation. Please see aircraft serials NP 803 QO-I and RG 476 QO-T for additional information

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