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F/Lt L. Bakewell

Royal Air Force 419 Sqdn.

Halifax ll DT646 VR-C was shot down during a raid to Essen 5th March 1943. T/O Middleton St. George 18.57, hit by flak over target and also attacked by nightfighter, aircraft crashed near Elst Holland at 21.37.

  • F/S J.R. Couper RCAF, KIA (commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial).
  • F/Lt. L. Bakewell RAF, POW in Lamsdorf, POW No. 37630.
  • Sgt. A.C. Turner RCAF, Evaded.
  • WO2 D.D. Scowen RCAF, POW in Lamsdorf, POW No. 27657.
  • F/O J.E. Marvel RCAF, POW in Stalag Luft 3, POW No. 27751.
  • Sgt. J.A. Bennett RCAF, POW.
  • WO W.J. Clark RCAF, POW in Lamsdorf, POW No. 27703.

    Additional Information:

    L Bakewell will celebrate his 100 birthday at the end of August 2020, any info or photos would be welcome so we could make a book of his service

    Jonathan Bakewell








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