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You searched for: “R5735”

#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 ChislettHerbert AlfredSergeantR/101535Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 28 Row G Grave 18.5 Dec 1918CanadianAir GunnerRCAFBomber Command50Sqn
1942-08-15LancasterIR5735VN-GSwinderby57DusseldorfClaim by Oblt Reinhold Knacke 1/NJG1 - 2.5km East of Kevekaer: 5,000m at 0326.KilledParadie Archive DatabaseIn a PoW report Sgt Letherbridge stated: “The aircraft was hit by enemy action at 0300 hours on 16th Aug and went into a spin. I have no clear recollection of what happened after putting on my chute and have no information re. the others.”

Son of Alfred Edward and Laura Emily Chislett, of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
2 JonesGodfrey ReesPilot Officer403054Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 28 Row G Grave 14.1 Jun 1915, Hillgrove, NSW, AustraliaAustralianPilotRAAFBomber Command50Sqn
1942-08-15LancasterIR5735VN-GSwinderby57DusseldorfClaim by Oblt Reinhold Knacke 1/NJG1 - 2.5km East of Kevekaer: 5,000m at 0326KilledIn a PoW report Sgt Letherbridge stated: “The aircraft was hit by enemy action at 0300 hours on 16th Aug and went into a spin. I have no clear recollection of what happened after putting on my chute and have no information re. the others.”

Son of Charles Basil and Mary Ellen Jones; husband of Aline Dorothy Jones, of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
3 LethbridgeFrancis ErnestFlying Officer400861 27 Feb 1916, Terang, VIC, AustraliaAustralianObserverRAAFBomber Command50Sqn
1942-08-15LancasterIR5735VN-GSwinderby57DusseldorfClaim by Oblt Reinhold Knacke 1/NJG1 - 2.5km East of Kevekaer: 5,000m at 0326.PoW No. 6454 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan & BelariaIn a PoW report Sgt Letherbridge stated: “The aircraft was hit by enemy action at 0300 hours on 16th Aug and went into a spin. I have no clear recollection of what happened after putting on my chute and have no information re. the others.”
4 McMillanJSergeant995660 Air GunnerRAFVRBomber Command50Sqn
1942-08-15LancasterIR5735VN-GSwinderby57DusseldorfClaim by Oblt Reinhold Knacke 1/NJG1 - 2.5km East of Kevekaer: 5,000m at 0326.PoW No. 25636 Stalag 344 LamsdorfIn a PoW report Sgt Letherbridge stated: “The aircraft was hit by enemy action at 0300 hours on 16th Aug and went into a spin. I have no clear recollection of what happened after putting on my chute and have no information re. the others.”
5 PankhurstAlfred JosephSergeant403171Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 28 Row G Grave 1721 Sep 1908, Guildford, NSW, AustraliaAustralianWireless Operator/Air GunnerRAAFBomber Command50Sqn
1942-08-15LancasterIR5735VN-GSwinderby57DusseldorfClaim by Oblt Reinhold Knacke 1/NJG1 - 2.5km East of Kevekaer: 5,000m at 0326.KilledIn a PoW report Sgt Letherbridge stated: “The aircraft was hit by enemy action at 0300 hours on 16th Aug and went into a spin. I have no clear recollection of what happened after putting on my chute and have no information re. the others.”

Son of Ernest John and Lillian Militia Pankhurst; husband of Harriet Pollock Pankhurst, of Harbord, New South Wales, Australia
6 TomlinNormanSergeant1007437Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 28 Row G Grave 16.Wireless Operator/Air GunnerRAFVRBomber Command50Sqn
1942-08-15LancasterIR5735VN-GSwinderby57DusseldorfClaim by Oblt Reinhold Knacke 1/NJG1 - 2.5km East of Kevekaer: 5,000m at 0326.KilledIn a PoW report Sgt Letherbridge stated: “The aircraft was hit by enemy action at 0300 hours on 16th Aug and went into a spin. I have no clear recollection of what happened after putting on my chute and have no information re. the others.”
7 WhiteRobert Charles MontagueSergeant576796Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 28 Row G Grave 15.1923Flight EngineerRAFBomber Command50Sqn
1942-08-15LancasterIR5735VN-GSwinderby57DusseldorfClaim by Oblt Reinhold Knacke 1/NJG1 - 2.5km East of Kevekaer: 5,000m at 0326.KilledIn a PoW report Sgt Letherbridge stated: “The aircraft was hit by enemy action at 0300 hours on 16th Aug and went into a spin. I have no clear recollection of what happened after putting on my chute and have no information re. the others.”

Son of Charles Frederick and Lucy Mary White, of Ealing, Middlesex

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