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15/3-44 138 Sqdn
5/6-44 Cat AC
22/6-44 138 Sqdn
9/8-44 Cat E Missing - SOC

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Airborne 2200 8 Aug44 from Tempsford on OPERATION OSRIC 45, setting course for the DZ in Belgium. Shot down in France, crashing between Geraudot (Aube) and Lusigny-sur-Barse, where those killed are buried.
** F/S Evans, the only survivor, baled out and landed 2 km S of Geraudot, 18 km E of Troyes (Aube) (he must have meant SW as there is a large lake S of Geraudot). After burying his parachute, harmess and Mae West he walked to a farm on the outskirts of Courteranged where he was given shelter. on 12Aug44 he attended the funeral of five of his comrades who were killed in the crash and was told by the FFI, that F/S Seartell, although wounded, had been executed by the Luftwaffe. On 26Aug44 he contacted the Allied Forces and was picked up and flown back to Tempsford. This was last Halifax Mk V reported missing from 138 Sqdn who were now receiving Stirling Mk IVs

Lost card: (Page 1)

P/O Graham Warren Paterson RNZAF- Pilot - killed
P/O Arthur William Atterton RAFVR- Navigator - killed
Sgt Horace Bedford RAFVR- Wireless Op / Gunner - killed
Sgt Stanley Raymond Curtis RAFVR- Flight Engineer - killed
Sgt Condor Charles Dowse RAFVR- Gunner - killed
F/Sgt F.E.O. Evans RNZAF - Gunner - evaded **
F/Sgt Lewis Paul Searell RNZAF - Air Bomber - killed
F/Sgt Patterson - Pilot (FOF & ANPOB))

All those killed are buried Lusigny-Sur-Barse Communal Cemetery, Aube, France

Shoot by trrops of the Luftwaffe at 08:00 hrs. on 9th Aug at Geraudot. A/c lost to fighters. ( Page 2)

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