Kl. 00.41 den 27. april 1943 lettede
HAL JB918 fra RAF Pocklington på et bombetogt mod
Duisburg.
Flyet styrtede i Nordsøen nær øen Texel.
Der var ingen overlevende. (Kilde: p168MACR)
"Duisburg. 561 fly, 17 tabt (3,0%). PFF angav at have markeret målet præcist,
men de fleste af bomberne faldt i den nordøstlige del af byen. Mere end 300
bygninger ødelagt og 130+ omkomne."
(IBCC)
Se Navigation om PFF - Stifinder.
T. A. Wells drev ind ved Nymindegab (omkring
her). Han
blev begravet i Esbjerg den 29. juni 1943. (Kilde: FAF)
Sergeant (Air Gunner) Howard Beck, 21 år,
var søn af William Henry og Jane Beck, Redditch, Worcestershire.
Han er begravet på
TEXEL (DEN BURG) CEMETERY i Holland,
Plot K. Row 2. Grave 32.
(Kilde:
CWGC)
1 flyver fra HAL JB918
blev begravet i Esbjerg og 4 i HOLLAND. 2 flyvere har ingen kendt grav.
Se
Halifax Print og
folk bag en Halifax klar til en
mission. 7 flyvere.
At 00.41 hrs. on 27 April 1943
HAL JB918 took off from RAF Pocklington on a bombing raid
targeting Duisburg.
It crashed in the North Sea near Texel Island.
There were no survivors. (Source: p168MACR)
"Duisburg. 561 aircraft, 17 losses (3,0%). PFF claimed accurate marking but most
of the bombs fell in the north east of the city. More than 300 buildings
destroyed and 130+ fatalities."
(IBCC)
See Navigation about PFF - Pathfinder.
T. A. Wells was washed ashore at Nymindegab (about
here). He
was buried in Esbjerg on 29 June 1943. (Source: FAF)
Sergeant (Air Gunner) Howard Beck, 21, was
the son of William Henry and Jane Beck, of Redditch, Worcestershire.
He is buried in
TEXEL (DEN BURG) CEMETERY in HOLLAND,
Plot K. Row 2. Grave 32. (Source:
CWGC)
He
is remembered on
The Walls of Names at the
International Bomber Command Centre, Phase 2, Panel 129.
1 airman from HAL JB918 was buried in Esbjerg and 4 in
HOLLAND. 2 airmen have no known grave.
See
No.
102 Squadron RAF - Wikipedia*
Halifax-RAF
Museum*
Halifax-The
Yorkshire Air Museum*
Halifax Print*
Halifax - Bless 'Em All. Halifax II
JB918 DY-T took off
from RAF
Pocklington at
00.41 hrs on 26 APR 1943. (Source:
Aircrew Remembered has
this.) See
Pocklington History. 7 airmen.
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