Lancaster LM571 JO-E of 463SQN RAF / RAAF was hit by a German night-fighter and crashed at Prouville in the Somme region of France. Six crewmen were killed with the seventh, Flight Sergeant Malcolm, becoming a prisoner of war.
Crew KIA:
Flight Sergeant Bramwell Rockliff Barber
Flight Sergeant George William Bateman
Flight Sergeant Lionel Gregory Leslie Hunter
Warrant Officer Bernard Edward Kelly
Pilot Officer John Francis Martin
Sgt Peter Donald Taylor
Royal Australian Air Force Warrant Officer Thomas Alexander Malcolm Service Number 418755 was discharged in March 1946 from Number 1 Medical Rehabilitation Unit following release from a Prisoner of War camp in Germany
Contributor: Dave Barlow (49565515)
Lancaster LM571 JO-E of 463SQN RAF / RAAF was hit by a German night-fighter and crashed at Prouville in the Somme region of France. Six crewmen were killed with the seventh, Flight Sergeant Malcolm, becoming a prisoner of war.
Crew KIA:
Flight Sergeant Bramwell Rockliff Barber
Flight Sergeant George William Bateman
Flight Sergeant Lionel Gregory Leslie Hunter
Warrant Officer Bernard Edward Kelly
Pilot Officer John Francis Martin
Sgt Peter Donald Taylor
Royal Australian Air Force Warrant Officer Thomas Alexander Malcolm Service Number 418755 was discharged in March 1946 from Number 1 Medical Rehabilitation Unit following release from a Prisoner of War camp in Germany
Contributor: Dave Barlow (49565515)
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