| Lancaster ND515 KM-E | 44 Sqn | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date : | 10 mai 1944 | Mission : | Bombardement des usines Gnome et Rhône de Gennevilliers (92) | ||||||||||||||||
| Décollage : | Dunholme Lodge à 22:16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Causes de la perte : | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lieu de la perte : | (27) | ||||||||||||||||||
 | Fg Off | Joseph | BRADBURN | Pil | RAFVR | 157696 | KIA |  | |||||||||||
| Fg Off | Alfred George | CLARKE | AG | RAFVR | 156593 | KIA |  | |||||||||||
| Plt Off | Gordon Peter | GILLARD | AB | RAFVR | 172290 | KIA | ||||||||||||
| Sgt | Arthur Henry | JONES | FE | RAFVR | 1739017 | KIA | ||||||||||||
| Flt Lt | Godfrey Ernest | MORTIMER | AG | RAFVR | 124264 | KIA | | |||||||||||
| Plt Off | Gerald Harry | NORMAN | Nav | RCAF | 173875 | KIA | ||||||||||||
| Plt Off | Charles Leonard | WOOLLEY | WOP AG | RAFVR | 176049 | KIA | ||||||||||||
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| Distinguished Flying Cross Flying Officer Joseph BRADBURN (157696), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, No. 44 Squadron. This officer has completed very many sorties, including 9 attacks on the German capital. In one of these his aircraft was seriously damaged by anti-aircraft fire before. reaching the target. In spite of this he went, on to complete a successful, attack and afterwards, flew the damaged aircraft to base. In another attack on the same target, Flying Officer Bradburn’s aircraft was intercepted by 2 enemy fighters but he cleverly evaded them and pressed home his bombing attack. Shortly afterwards, the aircraft was attacked by another fighter but Flying Officer Bradbufn manoeuvred to ft good position and his gunners shot the attacker down. This officer has invariably displayed praiseworthy skill and courage. FOURTH SUPPLEMENT TO The LONDON GAZETTE Of TUESDAY, the 25th of APRIL, 1944. | |||||||||||||||||||