460 Squadron's Avro Lancaster III (#ND822) bomber aircraft, with an aircrew of seven, took off from RAF Binbrook on a night air operation over the synthetic-oil plant at Merseburg/Leuna in Germany. On its return flight following the operation, ND822's starboard inner engine failed and likely caused the Lancaster to crash near Ludford Magna, taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished as a result of this accident were-
RAAF Flight Sergeant Leo Ronald BARNDEN,
RAF Sergeant John Grindle FORREST,
RAAF Flight Sergeant Reginald William HAMILTON,
RAAF Warrant Officer Kelvin HUTCHINGS,
RAAF Pilot Officer Gerald Duncan WALKER and
RAAF Flight Sergeant Edward Robert WINTON and
RAAF Flight Sergeant Bernard Bruce PETERSON, seriously injured in the accident, died of his injuries on 20 January 1945.
Military Service-
Service Number: 437207
Rank: Flight Sergeant
Age: 21
Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Division: 460 RAAF Squadron [MOTTO: "Strike and Return"]; RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire
Son of Leo Peter and Melbena Mary Barnden of Mile End, South Australia.
View cenotaph in South Australia.
The airmen who perished as a result of this accident were-
RAAF Flight Sergeant Leo Ronald BARNDEN,
RAF Sergeant John Grindle FORREST,
RAAF Flight Sergeant Reginald William HAMILTON,
RAAF Warrant Officer Kelvin HUTCHINGS,
RAAF Pilot Officer Gerald Duncan WALKER and
RAAF Flight Sergeant Edward Robert WINTON and
RAAF Flight Sergeant Bernard Bruce PETERSON, seriously injured in the accident, died of his injuries on 20 January 1945.
Military Service-
Service Number: 437207
Rank: Flight Sergeant
Age: 21
Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Division: 460 RAAF Squadron [MOTTO: "Strike and Return"]; RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire
Son of Leo Peter and Melbena Mary Barnden of Mile End, South Australia.
View cenotaph in South Australia.
460 Squadron's Avro Lancaster III (#ND822) bomber aircraft, with an aircrew of seven, took off from RAF Binbrook on a night air operation over the synthetic-oil plant at Merseburg/Leuna in Germany. On its return flight following the operation, ND822's starboard inner engine failed and likely caused the Lancaster to crash near Ludford Magna, taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished as a result of this accident were-
RAAF Flight Sergeant Leo Ronald BARNDEN,
RAF Sergeant John Grindle FORREST,
RAAF Flight Sergeant Reginald William HAMILTON,
RAAF Warrant Officer Kelvin HUTCHINGS,
RAAF Pilot Officer Gerald Duncan WALKER and
RAAF Flight Sergeant Edward Robert WINTON and
RAAF Flight Sergeant Bernard Bruce PETERSON, seriously injured in the accident, died of his injuries on 20 January 1945.
Military Service-
Service Number: 437207
Rank: Flight Sergeant
Age: 21
Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Division: 460 RAAF Squadron [MOTTO: "Strike and Return"]; RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire
Son of Leo Peter and Melbena Mary Barnden of Mile End, South Australia.
View cenotaph in South Australia.
The airmen who perished as a result of this accident were-
RAAF Flight Sergeant Leo Ronald BARNDEN,
RAF Sergeant John Grindle FORREST,
RAAF Flight Sergeant Reginald William HAMILTON,
RAAF Warrant Officer Kelvin HUTCHINGS,
RAAF Pilot Officer Gerald Duncan WALKER and
RAAF Flight Sergeant Edward Robert WINTON and
RAAF Flight Sergeant Bernard Bruce PETERSON, seriously injured in the accident, died of his injuries on 20 January 1945.
Military Service-
Service Number: 437207
Rank: Flight Sergeant
Age: 21
Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Division: 460 RAAF Squadron [MOTTO: "Strike and Return"]; RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire
Son of Leo Peter and Melbena Mary Barnden of Mile End, South Australia.
View cenotaph in South Australia.
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