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25th October 1943On this day:
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Remembering those who died this day.
- Bakker Eduard. W/Cmd. (d.25th Oct 1943)
- Bakker Edward. (d.25th Oct 1943)
- Lenton Reginald Arthur. Sq. Ldr. (d.25th October 1943)
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Stories from 25th October 1943
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W/Cmd. Eduard Bakker. Royal Air Force, 320 Squadron (Netherlands) . (d.25th Oct 1943) On 25th October 1943 a Mitchell FR178 plane of 320 squadron was hit by flak. It exploded in mid-air near airfield Lannec/Pontvic near Brest in France.
Crew members were:
- E. Bakker, Commander of 320 Sq. - KIA - buried grave at Orry-la-Ville Senlis)
- H.G. Van Haaften - KIA - Buried at grave at Grebbeberg 8-18.
- Memorial stone at Orry-la-Ville, (Senlis)
At first all were buried at Lanève/Finistère, France.
S Flynn
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Edward Bakker. Royal Dutch Air Force, 320 Squadron. (d.25th Oct 1943) Since 2001 I am writing the life-story of a airgunner of Dutch 320 Squadron RAF. This veteran is 88 years old and is living in a house for Dutch veterans. On the 25th Oct 1943 Mr Jonker became very heavily wounded on a raid of the Dutch 320 Squadron to Lanveoc Poulmic Brest. His Mitchell (FR 169 42-32514) made that day a emergency landing at Exeter. In the month October 1943 the 2nd TAF (with the Mitchells B-25) made a several raids on the airfield Lanveoc Poulmic (Brest). On the 25th Oct 1943 there was a raid of the Dutch 320 and the British. 98th Squadron RAF together. On the 25th Oct 1943 Mr Jonker became very heavily wounded on a raid to Brest. On the same day 5 men of the same formation were killed. Their names are; E. Bakker, C.J. Bank, M. Bolk, HG Haaften, RWH van Pelt. For the lifestory of Mr Jonker and the chapter about 25-10-1943 and the raid to Brest, I would like to come in contact with the relatives of those Dutchmen. I am very interested about information of the raid on 25th Oct 1943. This date one Dutch Mitchell exploded in the sky (FR 178 W 42-64788) and another Dutch Mitchell (FR 166 R 42-32352) ditched in the sea. Five Dutchmen were killed that day. One of them is still missing. His name is Flying Officer C.J. Bank. He was born on the 27-08-1943 and killed on the 25-10-1943. Do you have information about the Flying Officer? Are there monuments around Brest in relation to this raids? I am also very interested what happened of the airfield Lanveoc Poulmic on that 25th Oct 1943. I have heard that on that 25th Oct day, a lot of high level German officers were on the base. Is that true? Three survivors of the ditched Dutch Mitchell escaped with a French Fisherboat. After the arrival in the harbour all of them were captured by the Germans. Does some one know what has happened with the Fishermen? Is there a (aerial) picture of the airfield of Lanveoc Poulmic? Could you help me with information about what has happened on the 25th Oct 1943 on the airfield Lanveoc Poulmic? Does some one has information about what has happened with the 98th Squadron (B-25), that day? Everard Bakker
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Sq. Ldr. Reginald Arthur Lenton. MC DFC Royal Air Force, 540 Sqdn.. (d.25th October 1943) Squadron Leader Lenton of 540 Squadron died on a mission on 25th October 1943.Joane
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