640 Squadron's Handley Page Halifax BIII (#MZ494) aircraft, with an aircrew of six, took off at night from RAF Leconfield for an air operation flight over Witten, Germany. MZ494 was lost, taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in this incident were-
RAFVR Flight Sergeant William George ALLINGHAM,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Michael BARRETT,
RAFVR Flight Lieutenant Alan William HUCKLE, DFC,
RAFVR Pilot Officer Samuel McKAIG,
RAFVR Pilot Officer William Edward Charles RALPH and
RCAF Flight Lieutenant William Archibald WALTON.
The airmen who perished in this incident were-
RAFVR Flight Sergeant William George ALLINGHAM,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Michael BARRETT,
RAFVR Flight Lieutenant Alan William HUCKLE, DFC,
RAFVR Pilot Officer Samuel McKAIG,
RAFVR Pilot Officer William Edward Charles RALPH and
RCAF Flight Lieutenant William Archibald WALTON.
640 Squadron's Handley Page Halifax BIII (#MZ494) aircraft, with an aircrew of six, took off at night from RAF Leconfield for an air operation flight over Witten, Germany. MZ494 was lost, taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in this incident were-
RAFVR Flight Sergeant William George ALLINGHAM,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Michael BARRETT,
RAFVR Flight Lieutenant Alan William HUCKLE, DFC,
RAFVR Pilot Officer Samuel McKAIG,
RAFVR Pilot Officer William Edward Charles RALPH and
RCAF Flight Lieutenant William Archibald WALTON.
The airmen who perished in this incident were-
RAFVR Flight Sergeant William George ALLINGHAM,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Michael BARRETT,
RAFVR Flight Lieutenant Alan William HUCKLE, DFC,
RAFVR Pilot Officer Samuel McKAIG,
RAFVR Pilot Officer William Edward Charles RALPH and
RCAF Flight Lieutenant William Archibald WALTON.
Gravesite Details
Flight Sergeant (Air Gnr.), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Age: 25.
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