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Sgt. George Henry Thornton
Royal Air Force 514 Squadron
from:50 Hamilton Street, London
(d.31st March 1944)
George Thornton's aircraft was intercepted and shot down above Nuremberg on the ill-faited raid of 30th/31st March 1944. He was the rear gunner on Lancaster II LL738 JI-D, and was in the crew of pilot Garth Hughes. The bomb aimer, Hall supposedly survived the crash and was taken prisoner, the rest of the crew were killed.