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Those known to have served with No. 171 Squadron Royal Air Force during the Second World War 1939-1945. - Cattell DFC Edward Albert. F/Lt.
- Cheese Alfred Charles. W/O (d.6th Jan 1945)
- Cox Geoffrey. (d.6th January 1945)
- Horton Gregory.
- Loyer Wilfred Joseph. Sgt.
- Maden Ronald. F/O. (d.6th Jan 1945)
- Moore Joseph Howard. WO.
- Moore Joseph Howard. WO.
- Moore Joseph Howard. W/O.
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Geoffrey Cox 171 Squadron (d.6th January 1945) The villagers of Ambly Belgium buried the bodies of Geoffrey Cox and his brave fellow crew men. They were probably shot down by a German fighter as some were seen that night. There were no survivors from this plane.
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F/Lt. Edward Albert Cattell DFC No.199 Squadron Edward Albert Cattell (Big Ted) was my great-grandfather. He joined the RAAF in 1941 and was joined with the RAF during the war with No. 199 Squadron and No. 171 Squadron, flying Halifax bombers and Stirling bombers.
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W/O. Joseph Howard Moore 171 Squadron Warrant Officer Joseph Moore, RCAF, was a tail-gunner. He completed 30 missions with 76 Squadron from RAF Holme Upon Spalding Moor before being posted to 171 Squadron at RAF North Creake in October 1944. In November of 1944 he flew another 10 missions with 171 (Special Op's). Before the end of the war in May 45 he also flew on the infamous Dresden raid in Feb 45 his group were flying (Mandrel Special Op's) Radar Jamming in front of the Bomber Stream. He died Sept 1988 in England where he stayed after the war.
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WO. Joseph Howard Moore 76 Squadron My father Joey Moore was a RCAF Tail-Gunner, first tour with RAF 76 Squadron (30 missions)from Holme Upon Spalding Moor Jan 1944 to Oct 1944.
Second tour with RAF 171 Squadron-Special Ops Mandrel (10 missions) from North Creake Nov 1944 to May 1945.
He was made to stand down in Aug 1945 transferred to RCAF Reserve.
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Gregory Horton 466 Squadron Gregory Horton served in 466, 199 and 171 Squadrons.
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WO. Joseph Howard Moore 76 Squadron Joseph Moore served as a rear gunner in 76 and 171 Squadrons.
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F/O. Ronald Maden 171 Squadron (d.6th Jan 1945) My Uncle, Ronald Maden was killed in action with the rest of his crew on 6th of January 1945 after taking off from RAF North Creake in Norfolk. He flew first with 199 Squadron from RAF North Creake and then with 171 Squadron also from RAF North Creake.
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W/O Alfred Charles Cheese Air Bomber 171 Sqn (d.6th Jan 1945) My great uncle Alf Cheese was an air bomber with 171 Squadron and went down with his crew on the 6th of January 1945 over Belgium where he and his crew were layed to rest in Ambly Communal Cemetery.His plane was Halifax 111 NA687 6Y-A and his crew were: - F/Lt G Cox,Sgt
- S R Fenwick,
- F/O R Maden,
- F/S A E Meekings,
- W/O F E T Davy,
- W/O2 C D Mison (RCAF) and
- F/S C D C Farlie
. W/O Davy was the specialist equipment operator and Alf was W/O A C Cheese and they flew out of North Creake but never to return. The poor crew were buried a total of three times; first after the crash then after the war as one of the crew was RCAF. They were all reburied as RCAF but then they were dug up and reburied where they are now at rest in Ambly. In May 2010 I drove and found him and the crew in Belgium in a very lovely cemetery. Not long after the war my mother went to see him. His sister (my nan) is no longer with us but now with him and he still has a sister and brother living life but are to old to go and see him.
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