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Crash-440721-01

July 21st 1944

Halifax MZ312 'ZA-E' of no. 10 Squadron (RAF Bomber Command)
Aircraft was hit by German FLAK and finally crashed at the Molendijk in the village of Wijk (municipality of Wijk en Aalburg) at 01:42 hrs (local time).
Six crewmembers could bail out and one was killed in the accident.

Crew:

Pilot: P/O A.H.G. Bond, RAF # 177856, POW
Nav: F/Sgt. R. Ayton, POW
BA: F/O G.L. Williams, RAF # 144334, POW
W.Op.: F/Sgt. A. Lowrey, POW
F/Eng: F/Sgt. C. Bird, POW
Mid-Up Gunner: F/Sgt. K.W. Pope, POW
TailGunner: Sgt. F. Tough, KIA, buried at the Wijk en Aalburg Eastern Cemetery

Sgt Tough was killed by a shrapnel when the plane was hit by FLAK.

Target: Bottrop (Germany)
Homebase: Melbourne, take-off: 23:06 hrs (GMT)


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