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405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus) RAF Pocklington, Halifax II aircraft W 7714 LQ-K failed to return from a night bombing attack against Bremen, Germany. Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Major Alfred Helm of the Erprobungsstelle Werneuchen (flying with II/NJG 2), who had taken off from Leeuwarden airfield in Bf 110 R4+BA - (claim), crashing at Deersum, Netherlands at 02:14
Sergeant CS Walsh (RCAF), FS RA Gorieu (RCAF), Sergeant EK Brennan (RCAF),Warrant Officer L Sidney (RCAF), Sergeant TG Gunn (RAFVR), and Sergeant GA White (RAFVR) were all missing, presumed killed. They have no known graves and are all commemorated on the Runnymede War memorial
One other member of the crew, FS CP Philp (RAFVR) was killed, recovered and is buried in a cemetery in the Netherlands
There were three 405 Sqn. aircraft lost in the same area on this date. Please see Harrell, WJ (W 1113 LQ-G) and Dearlove, LN (W 7715 LQ-H) for casualty lists of the other aircraft
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