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I am trying to find out whatever I can about my father's brother, DAVID FREDERICK WILSON (service no. 15926840). He served in 299 Squadron and was killed in action 22/2/1945. I believe he was a member of the crew of Stirling LJ896 5G-C. David is buried in the Reichwald Forest War Cemetary, Kleve, G...

Short Stirling & RAF Bomber Command Forum Lancaster I LM117 LE-J. 630 Squadron. RAF East Kirkby. Operation Revigny France 18/19 July 1944 The crew of this aircraft took off at 2245 hours on the night of Tuesday 18th July 1944, to bomb came under ant aircraft fire whit and damaged the Lancaster,c...

Short Stirling & RAF Bomber Command Forum Lancaster I LM117 LE-J. 630 Squadron. RAF East Kirkby. Operation Revigny France 18/19 July 1944 The crew of this aircraft took off at 2245 hours on the night of Tuesday 18th July 1944, to bomb came under ant aircraft fire whit and damaged the Lancaster,c...

Short Stirling & RAF Bomber Command Forum Lancaster I LM117 LE-J. 630 Squadron. RAF East Kirkby. Operation Revigny France 18/19 July 1944 The crew of this aircraft took off at 2245 hours on the night of Tuesday 18th July 1944, to bomb came under ant aircraft fire whit and damaged the Lancaster,c...

Short Stirling & RAF Bomber Command Forum Stirling III LJ442 JN-F. 75 New Zealand Squadron. Operation Leverkusen 19/20 November 1943 The crew of this Stirling took of from their base at RAF Mepal at 1701 hours on the afternoon of Friday the 19th November 1943.Over Germany,just before the E.T.A. ...

Short Stirling & RAF Bomber Command Forum Stirling III LJ442 JN-F. 75 New Zealand Squadron. Operation Leverkusen 19/20 November 1943 The crew of this Stirling took of from their base at RAF Mepal at 1701 hours on the afternoon of Friday the 19th November 1943.Over Germany,just before the E.T.A. ...

Short Stirling & RAF Bomber Command Forum Stirling III LJ442 JN-F. 75 New Zealand Squadron. Operation Leverkusen 19/20 November 1943 The crew of this Stirling took of from their base at RAF Mepal at 1701 hours on the afternoon of Friday the 19th November 1943.Over Germany,just before the E.T.A. ...

Short Stirling & RAF Bomber Command Forum Halifax III LV943 HD-G.466 Squadron Operation Nantes-le-Jolie 06/07 May 1944. After satisfactorily bombing the target LV943 turned for home.About 15 minutes before reaching the coast in the vicinity Forges le-Eaux at about 17000 feet.The pilot corkscrewe...

Short Stirling & RAF Bomber Command Forum Halifax III LV943 HD-G.466 Squadron Operation Nantes-le-Jolie 06/07 May 1944. After satisfactorily bombing the target LV943 turned for home.About 15 minutes before reaching the coast in the vicinity Forges le-Eaux at about 17000 feet.The pilot corkscrewe...

Short Stirling & RAF Bomber Command Forum Stirling I N6001 MG-. RAF 7 Squadron RAF Oakington. Operation Hamburg 29/30 June 1941 The crew of Stirling N6001 took off at 2257 hours on the evening of Sunday 29th June 1941 on an operation to bomb a target at the German City of Hamburg Germany. At app...