Hi John, from Chorleys BCL : 1944

15 Sqn           Lancaster III ND763 LS-W            Op: Dusseldorph

T/o 2249 Mildenhall. Crash-landed 0355 at Woodbridge airfield, Suffolk after being hit and very severely damaged by flak.  F/S Barnes is buried in Sunbury New Cemetery; P/O Gerrard was taken to Brookwood Military Cemetery, both having been mortally wounded by shrapnel.  For their outstanding actions during this sortie. P/O Brooks, F/L Fabian RNZAF and F/S Pincott all received gallantry awards, duly published in the London Gazette on 19 May 1944.

P/O   O V Brooks 

Sgt   C Chandler

F/S    K M Pincott

P/O   R A Gerrard     +

F/L    J C K Fabian  DFC   RNZAF

F/S    R E Barnes      +

Sgt    R Wilson

F/S    R Marr

info below regarding the DFC award and an account of events that night:-

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1944/1944%20-%201192.html?search=fabian

Regards,

Mike H

-- Edited by MikeH on Tuesday 12th of November 2013 12:55:32 PM