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Sergeant Richard Devlin
- RAFVR |
Sergeant Richard Devlin was serving
as Flight Engineer on board
Lancaster Mk.I
PB802 coded
LS-F
on January 17, 1945 when it took off from
Mildenhall at
1603hrs
for
a bombing and cross country training exercise.
At
2130hrs
it dived into the ground at Harling,
8 miles from Thetford in Norfolk,
the entire crew was lost.
The crew consisted of:
|
Name |
Service |
Trade |
Hometown |
Age |
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F/O John Crone |
RAAF |
Pilot |
Victoria, Australia |
21 |
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Sgt Richard Devlin |
RAFVR |
Flight Engineer |
N.
Ireland |
31 |
|
Sgt George Lake |
RAFVR |
Navigator |
Lowestoft, Suffolk |
31 |
|
F/Sgt Leonard Wilkins |
RAFVR |
Bomb Aimer |
Welling, Kent |
22 |
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P/O Lex Riordan |
RAAF |
W/Op/AG |
Goolmanger,N.S.W |
20 |
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F/O William Fuller |
RAFVR |
M/U Gunner |
Swansea, Wales |
- |
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F/O Harry Freedman |
RAFVR |
Rear Gunner |
Upper Clapton, London |
20 |
Sergeant Richard Devlin RAFVR
was the son of Henry and Sarah of Northern Ireland, and
husband of Millicent Emma of Northampton.
F/O
Crone,
Sgt Devlin,
Sgt Lake,
F/Sgt
Wilkins & P/O Riordan are buried in Cambridge Cemetery.
F/O Fuller is buried at Sketty
(St.Paul) Churchyard in Swansea while F/O Freedman is buried at
Eastham
(Marlow Road) Jewish Cemetery
Photo courtesy of
G. McBurney, research by Linda Ibrom. |