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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.

  • P/O G S Hughes RAAF (Pilot)
  • W/O A D Hall RNZAF (Bomb Aimer)
  • F/S L S Smith RNZAF (Navigator)
  • W/O C J Goddard RAAF (WOP/Air)
  • Sgt G H Thornton (Rear Gunner)
  • F/S L J H Whitbread (MU Gunner)
  • Sgt H West (Flight Engineer)



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