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#Name* SORT (↑)First NamesTitleRankRAF Equivalent RankService No.Photo (Click to Expand)CommemoratedBornNationalityRoleAwardsAir ForceCommandUnitDateofIncident *See Note SORT (↑)AircraftTypeSerialCodeVictories (Fighters)BaseTimeMission                        Incident                        FateReferring Database                        Notes                        Links/Archive Reports
1 BunkerAnthony St. JohnSergeant745279Cement House Cemetery, Xxi. A. 8.PilotRAFVRBomber Command18Sqn
1940-07-16BlenheimIVP6933WV-West RaynhamAerodromes Shot down by Feldwebel Georg Kiening. Crashed in sea off Belgium KilledShot down by a Bf 109 of JG54, whilst on bombing operations on aerodromes in Belgium and Holland, on 16 July 1940. 'The Other Few' by Larry Donnelly contains a more detailed account: ‘Peter Harris was the observer in Blenheim P6933 of 18Sqn when it took off from RAF. West Raynham, Norfolk, on a sortie to attack French airfields – the aircraft was shot down, 10 km northwest of Vlissingen, south-west Holland, by a Messerschmidt BF 109 flown by Feldwebel Georg Kiening of 06/Jagdeschwader 54 – “Grunherz” (The Green Hearts). It is not known why the pilot is buried so far from his crew and it was suggested that perhaps he survived the initial incident and died later from wounds, or as a Prisoner of War. However, Dutch air investigators later confirmed that Bunker's body was found washed ashore at Heist-aan-Zee and initially buried there. Harris and Hatch were recovered from the sea by the German Navy (Harris 25 July and Hatch 27 July).’ Harris is buried in Flushing (Vlissingen) Northern Cemetery, Holland.
2 HarrisPeter RaymondSergeant

Vlissingen Northern CemeteryObserver1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45,RAFBomber Command18Sqn
1940-07-16BlenheimIVP6933WV-West RaynhamAerodromesShot down by Feldwebel Georg Kiening. Crashed in sea off BelgiumKilledHis first operational sortie was on 6 July 1940, when he flew on bombing sorties to various targets in Calais, Le Touquet and Boulogne, and during the remainder of the month he took part in bombing the concentrations of invasion barges in preparation for ‘Operation Sealion’. Harris was killed in action when Blenheim P6933, piloted by Sergeant A. St. J. Bunker, was presumed to have crashed into the sea having been shot down by a Bf 109 of JG54, whilst on bombing operations on aerodromes in Belgium and Holland, on 16 July 1940. 'The Other Few' by Larry Donnelly contains a more detailed account: ‘Peter Harris was the observer in Blenheim P6933 of 18Sqn when it took off from RAF. West Raynham, Norfolk, on a sortie to attack French airfields – the aircraft was shot down, 10 km northwest of Vlissingen, south-west Holland, by a Messerschmidt BF 109 flown by Feldwebel Georg Kiening of 06/Jagdeschwader 54 – “Grunherz” (The Green Hearts). It is not known why the pilot is buried so far from his crew and it was suggested that perhaps he survived the initial incident and died later from wounds, or as a Prisoner of War. However, Dutch air investigators later confirmed that Bunker's body was found washed ashore at Heist-aan-Zee and initially buried there. Harris and Hatch were recovered from the sea by the German Navy (Harris 25 July and Hatch 27 July).’ Harris is buried in Flushing (Vlissingen) Northern Cemetery, Holland. His medals were presumably sent to his mother, Mrs. Lily Harris.

Attacker Georg Kiening
3 HatchJohn Frederick.Sergeant903079Flushing (Vlissingen) Northern Cemetery, Row A. Joint Grave 2.RAFVRBomber Command18Sqn
1940-07-16BlenheimIVP6933WV-West RaynhamAerodromes Shot down by Feldwebel Georg Kiening. Crashed in sea off Belgium KilledShot down by a Bf 109 of JG54, whilst on bombing operations on aerodromes in Belgium and Holland, on 16 July 1940. 'The Other Few' by Larry Donnelly contains a more detailed account: ‘Peter Harris was the observer in Blenheim P6933 of 18Sqn when it took off from RAF. West Raynham, Norfolk, on a sortie to attack French airfields – the aircraft was shot down, 10 km northwest of Vlissingen, south-west Holland, by a Messerschmidt BF 109 flown by Feldwebel Georg Kiening of 06/Jagdeschwader 54 – “Grunherz” (The Green Hearts). It is not known why the pilot is buried so far from his crew and it was suggested that perhaps he survived the initial incident and died later from wounds, or as a Prisoner of War. However, Dutch air investigators later confirmed that Bunker's body was found washed ashore at Heist-aan-Zee and initially buried there. Harris and Hatch were recovered from the sea by the German Navy (Harris 25 July and Hatch 27 July).’ Harris is buried in Flushing (Vlissingen) Northern Cemetery, Holland.

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