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Operation: Recce
Date: 18th July 1940 (Thursday)
Unit: No. 236 Squadron (Coastal Command)
Type: Blenheim I-F
Serial: L6779
Base: RAF Thorney Island, West Sussex.
Location: Cap de la Hague, France.
Pilot: F/O. Charles Raymond Delauney Thomas 40031 RAF Age 22. Killed
Obs: Sgt. Harry Donald Buchanan Elsdon 743044 RAFVR Age 28. Missing
REASON FOR LOSS:
During a recce/photo operation at 11.20 hrs on the 18th July 1940 in the Le Havre area of France. Understood to have been shot down by Hptm. Wolfgang Schellmann (1) of II./JG2 at about 12.15 hrs over Cap-de-la-Hague. The body of F/O. Thomas was recovered but that of Sgt Elsdon was missing.
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Above and left: Quiberville Churchyard, France (courtesy Kate Tame, taken during her visit in 2012) Any relative who would like a higher resolution of either the grave or church please dont hesitate to contact us.
F/O. Charles Raymond Delauney Thomas. Quiberville Churchyard, France. Grave 2. Son of Charles Llewelyn and Constance May Thomas; husband of Vera Patricia Thomas, of St. Gennys, Cornwall, England.
Sgt. Harry Donald Buchanan Elsdon. Runnymede Memorial. Panel 14. Son of Mrs. A. B. Elsdon, of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England.
Researched for relatives of these crews with thanks for additional information to Kate Tame for grave and church photographs, Graham Warner - 'The Bristol Blenheim', Ross Mcneill - 'Coastal Command Losses', Tom Kracker - 'Kracker Luftwaffe Archives', Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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them. - Laurence
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