223293 Sgt. George Humble Royal Air Force 49 Squadron from:Newcastle Upon Tyne (d.18th Aug 1943) On the night of the 17th/18th of August 1943 an attack was made on Peenemunde.
Richard Todd-White and crew were flying on only their second trip of a second tour. All the crew died when Lancaster ED805 (EA-S) S-Sugar was brought down; five members were never found (possibly parachuted into the Baltic). The pilot is buried in Sweden and his 19 year-old gunner, Sgt George Humble is buried in Poland.
The crew had only been on the squadron a week.
- S/L R.N. Todd-White Pilot (Killed)
- Sgt A. Purrington F/E (Killed)
- F/O H.O. Batchelor Nav (Killed)
- F/O B. James W/AG (Killed)
- Sgt G. Humble A/G (Killed)
- F/O F. Plant B/A (Killed)
- gt T. Brocklehurst A/G (Killed)
Sgt George Humble was my uncle, but as I was not born until 1965 obviously I never knew him. I struggle to get my head around the fact that he was only 19, and I know my father (who had himself been in the Burma campaign) struggled with the loss of his little brother George for the rest of his life.
My parents found George's grave in Poland when they retired and I have since befriended the relevant association as my way of honouring my uncle.
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