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Sergeant S E King

RAF 50 Squadron

Manchester L7301,airborne 30th May 1942 from Skellingthorpe, was hit by flak over Cologne and very severely damaged. Subsequently abandoned by six of the crew, after which the Manchester crashed 0200 31st May 1942 into a dyke at Bree (Limburg), 21 km NNE of Genk, Belgium. The testimonies of the five evaders were instrumental in the posthumous award of the VC made to their skipper, P/O Manser.

  • P/O L.T.Manser KIA
  • P/O R.J.Barnes PoW
  • Sgt L.H.Baveystock Evd
  • P/O R.M.Horsley Evd
  • Sgt S.E.King Evd
  • Sgt A.McF Mills Evd
  • Sgt B.W.Naylor Evd



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