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1 | Edgar | A K | Sergeant | 1380422 | Bomber Command | 77Sqn | 1943-04-16 | Halifax | II | JB908 | KN-W | Elvington | 2046 | Škoda Works Plzen | Shot down by Oblt Jakob Bender during Operation Frothblower, the raid on the Škoda Works. Abandoned ? | Killed | Durnbach War Cemetery | Halifax JB908, piloted by Flight Sergeant F. S. Wall, was shot down by Oberleutenant Jakob Bender during a raid on the Škoda Works at Plzen, Czechoslovakiaoslovakia, and crashed in the Mauren valley, on the night of 16-17 April 1943. 327 heavy bombers had set out to destroy the Škoda Works that night, and in an attempt to minimise civilian casualties the raid was flown at almost full moon, at low level, and over a distance of over 1,700 miles, resulting in the heaviest losses for Bomber Command up to that date. 38 aircraft were lost, including Fernee’s Halifax. Peter Wilson Cunliffe in his book ‘A Shaky Do!’ gives a very detailed account of the raid and mentions Fernee’s Halifax: ‘At 0032 hrs a Four group crew observed “one aircraft falling with one engine on fire and fire rapidly spreading at Stuttgart.” This was quite possibly JB908 of 77 Squadron...’ Of the crew of seven, four (including Fernee) were killed, with the other three being taken Prisoner of War. | |||||||||||
2 | Fernee | George Richard | Sergeant | 1383533 | 1911-05-21 | Navigator | 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45 | RAFVR | Bomber Command | 77Sqn | 1943-04-16 | Halifax | II | JB908 | KN-W | Elvington | 2046 | Plzen | Shot down by Oblt Jakob Bender during Operation Frothblower, the raid on the Škoda Works. Abandoned ? | Killed Age 31 | Durnbach War Cemetery 8. F. 22. | Trained as a Navigator at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. He served during the Second World War as a Sergeant Navigator with 77Sqn, flying Halifaxes, and was killed in action during Operation Frothblower, when Halifax JB908, piloted by Flight Sergeant F. S. Wall, was shot down by Oberleutenant Jakob Bender during a raid on the Škoda Works at Plzen, Czechoslovakiaoslovakia, and crashed in the Mauren valley, on the night of 16-17 April 1943. 327 heavy bombers had set out to destroy the Škoda Works that night, and in an attempt to minimise civilian casualties the raid was flown at almost full moon, at low level, and over a distance of over 1,700 miles, resulting in the heaviest losses for Bomber Command up to that date. 38 aircraft were lost, including Fernee’s Halifax. Peter Wilson Cunliffe in his book ‘A Shaky Do!’ gives a very detailed account of the raid and mentions Fernee’s Halifax: ‘At 0032 hrs a Four group crew observed “one aircraft falling with one engine on fire and fire rapidly spreading at Stuttgart.” This was quite possibly JB908 of 77 Squadron...’ Of the crew of seven, four (including Fernee) were killed, with the other three being taken Prisoner of War. According to a letter from Fernee’s daughter (who was just three years old at the time of his death), he was found dead, hanging in a tree. She also notes that the mid upper gunner was killed by machine gun fire on the approach to the target and was only 18. Fernee is buried alongside his crew-mates in Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany. His medals were sent to his widow, Mary Saxby Fernee. Mrs. M. S. Fernee, 48 Harrow Road, Carshalton Beeches, Surrey Attacker Jakob Bender | |||||||
3 | Johnson | L | Flight Sergeant | 1332764 | Bomber Command | 77Sqn | 1943-04-16 | Halifax | II | JB908 | KN-W | Elvington | 2046 | Škoda Works Plzen | Shot down by Oblt Jakob Bender during Operation Frothblower, the raid on the Škoda Works. Abandoned ? | PoW | Halifax JB908, piloted by Flight Sergeant F. S. Wall, was shot down by Oberleutenant Jakob Bender during a raid on the Škoda Works at Plzen, Czechoslovakiaoslovakia, and crashed in the Mauren valley, on the night of 16-17 April 1943. 327 heavy bombers had set out to destroy the Škoda Works that night, and in an attempt to minimise civilian casualties the raid was flown at almost full moon, at low level, and over a distance of over 1,700 miles, resulting in the heaviest losses for Bomber Command up to that date. 38 aircraft were lost, including Fernee’s Halifax. Peter Wilson Cunliffe in his book ‘A Shaky Do!’ gives a very detailed account of the raid and mentions Fernee’s Halifax: ‘At 0032 hrs a Four group crew observed “one aircraft falling with one engine on fire and fire rapidly spreading at Stuttgart.” This was quite possibly JB908 of 77 Squadron...’ Of the crew of seven, four (including Fernee) were killed, with the other three being taken Prisoner of War. | ||||||||||||
4 | Pullen | Dick Irvin | Sergeant | 646201 | RAF | Bomber Command | 77Sqn | 1943-04-16 | Halifax | II | JB908 | KN-W | Elvington | 2046 | Škoda Works Plzen | Shot down by Oblt Jakob Bender during Operation Frothblower, the raid on the Škoda Works. Abandoned ? | Killed Age 31 | Durnbach War Cemetery 8. F. 23. | Halifax JB908, piloted by Flight Sergeant F. S. Wall, was shot down by Oberleutenant Jakob Bender during a raid on the Škoda Works at Plzen, Czechoslovakiaoslovakia, and crashed in the Mauren valley, on the night of 16-17 April 1943. 327 heavy bombers had set out to destroy the Škoda Works that night, and in an attempt to minimise civilian casualties the raid was flown at almost full moon, at low level, and over a distance of over 1,700 miles, resulting in the heaviest losses for Bomber Command up to that date. 38 aircraft were lost, including Fernee’s Halifax. Peter Wilson Cunliffe in his book ‘A Shaky Do!’ gives a very detailed account of the raid and mentions Fernee’s Halifax: ‘At 0032 hrs a Four group crew observed “one aircraft falling with one engine on fire and fire rapidly spreading at Stuttgart.” This was quite possibly JB908 of 77 Squadron...’ Of the crew of seven, four (including Fernee) were killed, with the other three being taken Prisoner of War. | ||||||||||
5 | Robinson | R W | Sergeant | 1332631 | Bomber Command | 77Sqn | 1943-04-16 | Halifax | II | JB908 | KN-W | Elvington | 2046 | Škoda Works Plzen | Shot down by Oblt Jakob Bender during Operation Frothblower, the raid on the Škoda Works. Abandoned ? | Killed | Durnbach War Cemetery | Halifax JB908, piloted by Flight Sergeant F. S. Wall, was shot down by Oberleutenant Jakob Bender during a raid on the Škoda Works at Plzen, Czechoslovakiaoslovakia, and crashed in the Mauren valley, on the night of 16-17 April 1943. 327 heavy bombers had set out to destroy the Škoda Works that night, and in an attempt to minimise civilian casualties the raid was flown at almost full moon, at low level, and over a distance of over 1,700 miles, resulting in the heaviest losses for Bomber Command up to that date. 38 aircraft were lost, including Fernee’s Halifax. Peter Wilson Cunliffe in his book ‘A Shaky Do!’ gives a very detailed account of the raid and mentions Fernee’s Halifax: ‘At 0032 hrs a Four group crew observed “one aircraft falling with one engine on fire and fire rapidly spreading at Stuttgart.” This was quite possibly JB908 of 77 Squadron...’ Of the crew of seven, four (including Fernee) were killed, with the other three being taken Prisoner of War. | |||||||||||
6 | Tullett | R M | Sergeant | 1394664 | Bomber Command | 77Sqn | 1943-04-16 | Halifax | II | JB908 | KN-W | Elvington | 2046 | Škoda Works Plzen | Shot down by Oblt Jakob Bender during Operation Frothblower, the raid on the Škoda Works. Abandoned ? | PoW | Halifax JB908, piloted by Flight Sergeant F. S. Wall, was shot down by Oberleutenant Jakob Bender during a raid on the Škoda Works at Plzen, Czechoslovakiaoslovakia, and crashed in the Mauren valley, on the night of 16-17 April 1943. 327 heavy bombers had set out to destroy the Škoda Works that night, and in an attempt to minimise civilian casualties the raid was flown at almost full moon, at low level, and over a distance of over 1,700 miles, resulting in the heaviest losses for Bomber Command up to that date. 38 aircraft were lost, including Fernee’s Halifax. Peter Wilson Cunliffe in his book ‘A Shaky Do!’ gives a very detailed account of the raid and mentions Fernee’s Halifax: ‘At 0032 hrs a Four group crew observed “one aircraft falling with one engine on fire and fire rapidly spreading at Stuttgart.” This was quite possibly JB908 of 77 Squadron...’ Of the crew of seven, four (including Fernee) were killed, with the other three being taken Prisoner of War. | ||||||||||||
7 | Wall | F S | Warrant Officer | 1334628 | Pilot | Bomber Command | 77Sqn | 1943-04-16 | Halifax | II | JB908 | KN-W | Elvington | 2046 | Škoda Works Plzen | Shot down by Oblt Jakob Bender during Operation Frothblower, the raid on the Škoda Works. Abandoned ? | PoW | Halifax JB908, piloted by Flight Sergeant F. S. Wall, was shot down by Oberleutenant Jakob Bender during a raid on the Škoda Works at Plzen, Czechoslovakiaoslovakia, and crashed in the Mauren valley, on the night of 16-17 April 1943. 327 heavy bombers had set out to destroy the Škoda Works that night, and in an attempt to minimise civilian casualties the raid was flown at almost full moon, at low level, and over a distance of over 1,700 miles, resulting in the heaviest losses for Bomber Command up to that date. 38 aircraft were lost, including Fernee’s Halifax. Peter Wilson Cunliffe in his book ‘A Shaky Do!’ gives a very detailed account of the raid and mentions Fernee’s Halifax: ‘At 0032 hrs a Four group crew observed “one aircraft falling with one engine on fire and fire rapidly spreading at Stuttgart.” This was quite possibly JB908 of 77 Squadron...’ Of the crew of seven, four (including Fernee) were killed, with the other three being taken Prisoner of War. |
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