Crash Site Handley Page Halifax III MZ772

The target was at Bochum. The aircraft crashed and all 7 crew members died.

Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit/squadron: 102 Sqdn. (Ceylon)
Aircraft: Handley Page Halifax lll MZ772
Markings: DY-Q

Crew:
* Flying Officer Eric BOLTON (157916), Wireless Operator, Hotton War Cemetery
* Flying Officer Anthony Carlyle CAMERON (415923), Pilot, Hotton War Cemetery
* Flying Officer Martin Peter FROBISHER (153321), Bomb Aimer, Hotton War Cemetery
* Flying Officer Robert Frederick HUDSON (156283), Navigator, Hotton War Cemetery
* Sergeant Thomas JONES (3010723), Flight Engineer, Hotton War Cemetery
* Sergeant Jack Madeley WILBY (1595172), Mid Upper Gunner, Hotton War Cemetery
* Sergeant Edward Cornelius Martin SWART (1486325), Rear Gunner, Overloon War Cemetery

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Lennard Bolijn
• SGLO Loss register