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Sgt. Roy Openshaw
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Squadron
from:Hull, Yorkshire East Riding
(d.25th Feb 1944)
Roy was my maternal grandmother's brother who was only 18 when he lost his life on a bombing mission. He was Air Gunner on 7 man Crew of Avro Lancaster Bomber ND525 KM-Q on a mission to bomb the ball bearing factories of Schweinfurt, Germany when they were shot down over the target area. All 7 lost their lives and were buried by the Germans in Avricourt Military Cemetery and later re-buried in Choloy War Cemetery after the war had ended.
The crew were:
Victor Bennett. Sgt (Flight Engineer) No 1581863
George Robert Shield Halliday. Flight Sgt (Navigator) No 1485099
George Andrew Weddle. Sgt (W.Op/Air Gunner) No 1502961
Roy Openshaw. Sgt (Air Gunner) No 1590386
George Pierrie Nicholson. Sgt (Air Gunner)No 1555268
All were from Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve except Bergland who was from the Royal Canadian Air Force.