Piper, Harry Robert (Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1945-February-21
Birth Date: 1924 (age 21)
Harry Burt Piper and Edith Le Mesurier Piper
Home: Worthing, Sussex, England
RAF
227 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
RAF Balderton
| Marshal | |
| Air Chief Marshal | A/C/M |
| Air Marshal | A/M |
| Air Vice Marshal | A/V/M |
| Air Commodore | A/C |
| Group Captain | G/C |
| Wing Commander | W/C |
| Squadron Leader | S/L |
| Flight Lieutenant | F/L |
| Flying Officer | F/O |
| Pilot Officer | P/O |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class | WO1 |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class | WO2 |
| Flight Sergeant | FS |
| Sergeant | SGT |
| Corporal | CPL |
| Senior Aircraftman | SAC |
| Leading Aircraftman | LAC |
| Aircraftman 1st Class | AC1 |
| Aircraftman 2nd Class | AC2 |
Flt. Engineer
3030989
Took off from Balderton at 17:21 in Lancaster Mark III (Sqn code: 9J-J Bomber Command) on an operation to bomb the Mittelland Kanal near Gravenhorst, Germany.
Aircraft shot down by a night fighter and crashed at Hijinkhoekweg - Aarninkweg roads, Woold, Gelderland, Holland.
Killed includes Piper: Sergeant Frederick George Edwards RAF 1049072 KIA Winterswijk Cemetery, Holland, Joint Grave 40. Flying Officer Peter Isaac Green RAF 183823 pilot KIA Winterswijk Cemetery, Holland, Joint Grave 40.
POWs: Four crew were made POWs: Warrant Officer Class 1 I A F Dales RCAF R/number POW camp not listed. Warrant Officer Class 1 I D E Cassidy RCAF R/number POW camp not listed. Sergeant H Roberts RAF POW camp not listed. Sergeant W Lancaster RAF POW camp not listed.
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