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Lieu de l’enterrement/commemoration
Galerie numérique de Sous-lieutenant d'aviation Herman Earl MacDuff
Galerie numérique de
Sous-lieutenant d'aviation Herman Earl MacDuff
Memorial reads:
Here rest seven crew members of the 550 Sqdn RAF North Killingholme who gave their lives for our freedom.
Lancaster LL851 took off from North Killingholme (Lincolnshire) on May 21 1944 at 10:40 pm for a bombing mission to the industrial area of Duisburg in the Ruhr.
In spite of a thick cloud cover over the target, the objectives were accurately met, paralysing all industrial activity in Duisburg for one year.
During the return flight, the Lancaster was probably shot down by a German night fighter and crashed on May 22 1944 at 02:15 am at Heimolen, some 3 km south of Sint-Niklaas.
All crew members perished and were buried in the town’s communal cemetery.
P/O P J Dukelow – Pilot
Sgt D S Bruty – Flight Engineer
P/O L R Dunham – Navigator
Sgt L R Towsley RCAF – Bomb Aimer
Sgt D A W Mayo – Wireless Operator
Sgt S A Jarvis – Air Gunner
P/O H E Macduff – RCAF Air Gunner
We Will Remember Them
... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Pilot Officer Herman Earl MacDuff is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Pilot Officer Herman Earl MacDuff is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Sint Niklaas Communal Cemetery - May 2019 ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Memorial to 550 RAF Squadron ... Sint Niklaas Communal Cemetery - May 2019 ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Memorial reads: Here rest seven crew members of the 550 Sqdn RAF North Killingholme who gave their lives for our freedom. Lancaster LL851 took off from North Killingholme (Lincolnshire) on May 21 1944 at 10:40 pm for a bombing mission to the industrial area of Duisburg in the Ruhr. In spite of a thick cloud cover over the target, the objectives were accurately met, paralysing all industrial activity in Duisburg for one year. During the return flight, the Lancaster was probably shot down by a German night fighter and crashed on May 22 1944 at 02:15 am at Heimolen, some 3 km south of Sint-Niklaas. All crew members perished and were buried in the town’s communal cemetery. P/O P J Dukelow – Pilot Sgt D S Bruty – Flight Engineer P/O L R Dunham – Navigator Sgt L R Towsley RCAF – Bomb Aimer Sgt D A W Mayo – Wireless Operator Sgt S A Jarvis – Air Gunner P/O H E Macduff – RCAF Air Gunner We Will Remember Them ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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CIMETIÈRE COMMUNAL DE ST-NIKLAAS Belgique
La ville de St-Niklaas se situe sur l'autoroute E171A14. Il faut prendre cette autoroute qui relie Kortrijk à Antwerp et tourner à l'intersection 15 qui mène à la N16, en direction de Sint-Niklass. Suivez la N16 jusqu'à ce qu'elle croise la N70 et là, tournez à gauche le long de Koning Astridlaan en direction de Gent. Au premier carrefour, tournez à droite pour atteindre Tereken, puis prenez la première rue à droite passée l'église. Le cimetière se trouvera alors à vote gauche.
Pour plus d’informations, visitez la Commission des sépultures de guerre du Commonwealth (site disponible en anglais seulement).
L’image du coquelicot est une marque déposée de la Légion royale canadienne (Direction nationale) et est utilisée avec sa permission. Cliquez ici pour en savoir plus sur le coquelicot.
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