Wideman, K (Sergeant)

Prisoner of War 1944-February-25

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RCAF

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78 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
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Rank

Sergeant

Position

Mid Upper Gunner

Service Numbers

R/178702
PoW: 2126

Target
Google MapSchweinfurt Germany

Took off from Breighton at 18:24 in Halifax Mk III (Sqn code: EY-T Bomber Command) on an operation to Stuttgart Germany.

Outbound shot down from 23,000 feet NW of Stuttgart by a night-fighter.

Killed: Flight Sergeant Robert William Airey RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 215.

POWs includes Wideman: Sergeant Maurice Bradbury RAF POW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. Pilot Officer Douglas Laver RAF POW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria. Flying Officer Clement Elias Melin RAF POW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria. Flying Officer Charles Francis Richens RAF POW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria. Flying Officer Kenneth Frederick Smith RAF POW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria. Sergeant Kenneth Wideman RCAF R/178702 POW camp not listed.