The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on a bombing mission over Dortmund. It was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed in Bad Bentheim. The pilot was killed and three other occupants became PoW.
Gawith, Edward Victor (Sergeant)
Prisoner of War 1940-July-08
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Service
RAF
Unit
61 (MB) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Per Purum Tonantes Thundering through the clear air
Base
RAF Hemswell
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Service Numbers
507940
PoW: 317
Target
Dortmund Germany