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Operation: Augsburg
Date: 25/26th February 1944 (Friday/Saturday)
Unit: No. 467 Squadron (RAAF)
Type: Lancaster I
Serial: LL746
Code: PO-M
Base: RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire
Location: Denklingen, Germany
Pilot: P/O. Herbert Ronald Houghton Stuchbury AUS/415488 RAAF Age 23. Killed
Fl/Eng: Sgt. Ernest Edward Olive 1630903 RAFVR Age ? Killed
Nav: F/O. William Thomas Charles Edginton AUS/422467 RAAF Age 22. Killed
Air/Bmr: Fl/Sgt. John Witham Wood AUS/410280 RAAF Age 21. Killed
W/Op/Air/Gnr: Fl/Sgt. Eric Dudley Turpie AUS/415595 RAAF Age 20. Killed
Air/Gnr: Fl/Sgt. Alfred John Barnett 1577045 RAFVR Age 20. Killed
Air/Gnr: Fl/Sgt. James McLeod AUS/415672 RAAF Age 31. Killed
REASON FOR LOSS:
Taking off at 18:28 hrs RAF Waddington to bomb the M.A.N works at Augsburg. 594 aircraft took part including 461 Lancasters, 123 Halifaxes and 10 Mosquitoes. This was the first large raid on this target and the success of this raid was considered as outstanding with clear weather conditions and very light flak defences. The pathfinders ground marking was very accurate and 2,000 tons of bombs were dropped on the target area.
Above: crash site at Malfingen - courtesy Paul Jörg, January 2019
21 allied aircraft were lost on this raid, 16 Lancasters, 5 Halifaxes although 4 of these losses were due to collisions. 102 aircrew were killed, 43 were made PoW with another 6 interred in Switzerland.
Left: P/O. Herbert Ronald Houghton Stuchbury (courtesy Ron Miffling and family)
467 Squadron Lancaster 'Bombing Up' at RAF Waddington (archives)
Right: Major ‘Fips’ Günther Radusch (Kracker Archive)
(1) This was the 54th abschüsse (2 on this operation) for the Luftwaffe ace Major ‘Fips’ Günther Radusch who survived the war with 66 victories. He died in Nordstrand, Schleswig-Holstein on July 29th 1988 age 75 of natural causes.
Crew were initially buried at Denklngen as shown above - courtesy Paul Jörg, January 2019
P/O. Herbert Ronald Houghton Stuchbury. Durnbach War Cemetery. Coll. Grave 5.J. 9-15. Born on 10th February 1921 in Collie W.A. Son of Herbert Houghton Henry and Ivy Laurel Stuchbury, of Collie, Western Australia. Prior to serving had just graduated as a School teacher. Grave inscription reads: "His Duty Fearlessly And Nobly Done. Ever Remembered".
Sgt. Ernest Edward Olive. Durnbach War Cemetery. Coll. Grave 5.J. 9-15. No additional information - are you able to assist?
Left: F/O. William Thomas Charles Edginton (Australian Archives)
Right: Fl/Sgt. John Witham Wood (Australian Archives)
Left: Fl/Sgt. Eric Dudley Turpie (Australian Archives)
Fl/Sgt. Alfred John Barnett. Durnbach War Cemetery. Coll. Grave 5.J. 9-15. Son of Arthur Alfred and Frances Beatrice Barnett, of Stirchley, Birmingham, England. Grave inscription reads: "So Dearly Loved And Sadly Missed By Mom, Dad, Ted And Peg".Fl/Sgt. James McLeod. Durnbach War Cemetery. Coll. Grave 5.J. 9-15. Born 29th August 1912 at Kembla Heights, N.S.W. Son of James and Rebecca McLeod, of Collie, Western Australia. Grave inscription reads: "Noble And True We Will Always Remember".
Researched for Ian H. Miffling relative of P/O. Herbert Stuchbury who plan to visit the crews graves in 2016 and for all the relatives of the crew. Also, many thanks to Paul Jörg for crash site and initial cemetery photographs - January 2019. For further details our thanks to the sources shown below.
KTY 05.10.2015
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