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226592 Sgt. Geoffrey Charles Willis Royal Air Force 12 Sqdn. from:Audenshaw (d.15th Oct 1942) I am still researching about my grandfather, Geoffrey Charles Willis who served with 12 Squadron. On the 15th of October 1942 Wellington III BJ606 PH-S piloted by Sgt. Robert Bayley took off at 18.42 hrs. from RAF Wickenby to join a total of 289 aircraft (1 Wellington, 74 Halifaxes. 62 Lancasters and 44 Stirlings) to bomb Cologne. The aircraft was lost over Limburg, Holland. The crew were: Pilot. Sgt. Robert Bayley 1210044 RAFVR Age 20. Nav. Sgt. Alec Gordon Willans 1381545 RAFVR Age 30. Nav. Sgt. Geoffrey Charles Willis 1023440 RAFVR Age 32. W/Op Air.Gnr. F/Sgt Jack Johannesen AUS/412146 RAAF Age 22. W/Op Air.Gnr.: F/Sgt. John Edward Freese Martin AUS/403060 RAAF age 31. Air/Gnr: F/Sgt. Edmund St. Aubin Richardson R/82608 RCAF Age 31. I would love to hear from anyone who served in No 12 Squadron, or anyone whose relatives served, to see if there are any logs in their relative's books that refer to my grandfather. Additional Information: I also do research on the crew of Wellington BJ606. I am glad to have found a relative of one of the crew members. I am a member of the local historical society of the place where the BJ606 crashed. That was in Wintershoven (now part of the municipality Kortessem). That is not in Holland but in the Belgian part of Limburg. Jos Punie Reply Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**