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F/S J. B. Topham

Royal Air Force pilot 514 Sqd.

On the 3rd of August 1944 at 11:58 F/S Topham took off in Lancaster LL716, JI-G2 from RAF Waterbeach to attack a flying-bomb supply facility at Bois de Cassan. The aircraft was shot down at 1410, crashing 10 km south of Beaumont (Oise), France, all the crew survived. Topham evaded capture along with F/S Dennehy, the other's were taken as prisoners of war.

  • F/O J.B.Topham
  • Sgt J.D.Reid
  • F/O S.Baxter
  • F/S J.R.McClenaghan
  • F/S H.Gilmore
  • F/S F.W.Dennehy
  • Sgt J.Scully
  • W/O W.E.Eyre



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