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MikeH


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15 November 1944 Dortmund Squadron 115 Felix Milton Burrows
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Hi Gavin,

following info from W R Chorleys BCL : 1944

 

15 Nov 1944

115 Sqn      Lancaster I         HK595 KA-O           Op: Dortmund

T/o 1240 Witchford. Four are buried in the Reichswald Forest Cemetery,while the rest are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. The last three named in this rather unusual crew composition of nine were air gunners. Note taken on charge on 26 July 1944, this Lancaster had accumilated 143.05 flying hours.

S/L  H W Castle     +

F/O  P D Mullet  +

Sgt  G M Sampson  +

F/S  B  Collinson    +

F/S  A H  Gribble   +

F/S  F  M  Burrows  RAAF   +

W/O   R J O'Sullivan  RAAF  +

P/O G F Dawson  RCAF   +

F/S  R S Stickland  RAAF  +

 

This Lancaster collided with another Lancaster NN706 in a mid air collision also from the same squadron

http://www.aircrewremembered.com/raf1944/2/davidson.html

 

There is a digital record of W/O  R J O'Sulivan, National Archives of Australia.  Go to Search the collection / Begin your search / Lancaster HK595'

http://www.naa.gov.au/

 

Regards,

Mike

  



-- Edited by MikeH on Wednesday 29th of May 2013 12:03:40 PM

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Gavin

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My uncle was killed on this mission and I would appreciate any information that is available about ti.

 

 



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Thanks for that, much appreciated



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Valiant


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Hi. My school is writing a book on war veterans. I myself am specifically writing about your late uncle. If you could give me information about his early life before the war (or any other information about him), that would be much appreciated.

 



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