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237596 F/Lt. Richard Alexander Curle Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve A Flight 100 Squadron from:Gateshead (d.4th March 1943) Richard Curle was a very close friend of my father. He trained in Canada and returned to fly operations over Germany in first Wellingtons and then in Lancasters with No. 100 Squadron based at RAF Grimsby. It was on 100 Squadron's first operational sortie (as a bomber squadron) on 4th of March 1943 that Richard and his crew failed to return. They had been sent to the Gironde Estuary in western France to drop sea mines. A month later Richard's body was recovered from the sea but no trace of the Lancaster or the rest of the crew was located. He is buried in a small cemetery on the island of D'Oleron. To learn more about Richard and his crew see www.lancaster-ed559.co.uk 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.**