Birth Date: unkown date (age unknown)
Home: New Malden, Surrey, England
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 |
Stirling Mk I EF348 LS-N
Took off from Mildenhall at 23:38 in Stirling Mark I (Sqn code: LS-N Bomber Command) on an operation to Mulheim Germany.
Out-bound and crossing the Belgian coast aircraft was attacked and badly damaged by a night fighter such that the pilot turned back and crash-landed at Bree, Belgium.
Killed includes Newport: Sergeant Wilfred Chalmers Macaulay RAF 1340793 KIA Heverlee War Cemetery, Belgium, Plot 8. Row K. Grave 4.
POWs: Sergeant John George Damboise RCAF R/119393 POW Stalag Luft Le, Sagan & Belaria, POW# 3577. Sergeant Thomas Mosedale RAF 990901 Stalag Luft L4 Gross Tychow, POW# 43349.
Evaders: Pilot Officer D L Turner RAF 133580 Evader. Sergeant A F Kellett RAF 1258269 Evader.