10-16 December 1943

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Overview

The squadrons at Wickenby were stood down for most of this week, with only 1 mission taking place on 16th December to Berlin – one aircraft and all the crew were lost from 12 Sqn, however, another 626 Sqn crew crashed near Kelstern, but the crew all survived, relatively uninjured. Pilot Officer Breckinridge and his crew will be met again later in 1944.

Extract from Station Diary

Sgt Ronald Alfred Whitley, aged 21, the rear gunner in Flight Sergeant Ross’s aircraft. Sgt Whitley survived the crash & was transferred to Louth County Hospital on 17 December 1943 suffering from 3rd degree burns to his face and arms, facture & dislocation of both ankles, but he died under anesthetic.

Extract from Appendix to 12 Sqn Operational Record Book

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