Murdered decades 21 to the twenty-first out of July 1944 Child of Louisa Ann Barson, of Ilford, Essex
John Edward Gilbertson, RNZAF NZ41894 – Airplane pilot. Martin John Byrne, RNZAF NZ404529 – Observer. Ronald Patrick Callaghan, RNZAF NZ411739 – Wireless Agent. Alan Walter Rutherford, RNZAF NZ404572 – Front side Gunner. William Arthur Titcomb, RAFVR 1291758 – Bottom Gunner.
Wellington Mk.III Cock sucking.661 AA-X are take to off by good German Ju 88 evening-fighter at the time towards the Ijsselmeer, near Amsterdam, during its ways family following Hamburg raid. New Ju 88 staff regarding one or two is Lieutenant Wilfgang Kuthe and you can his gunner, Unteroffizier Helmut Bonk.
Simply Callahan the W/op, and you will Rutherford this new nose gunner, endured brand new freeze and you will floated free, backed by the lives vests. These people were afterwards rescued and you may sent to an excellent POW go camping.
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Brand new government of your captain and navigator was basically recovered regarding wreck and tucked into the Amsterdam. The trunk gunner’s muscles floated free and you may is recovered later on certain point on the crash website and you can tucked from the Harderwijk. (more…)