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The
Harding Crew L to R: L.Prendergast, T. Weston, W.
Quance, L. McDermott, S.Shaw, R.Harding, P. Pynisky |
The
Harding crew departed Dunholme Lodge at 2140hrs on August 17/18,
1943 aboard Lancaster Mk.III DV202, coded KM-Z, for an operation
to bomb the experimental rocket site at Peenemunde.
The entire crew was lost
without a trace and are commemorated on the Runnymede memorial.
The crew consisted of:
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Name |
Service |
Trade |
Hometown |
Age |
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P/O Reginald Harding |
RCAF |
Pilot |
Kirkland Lake, Ontario |
20 |
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Sgt Thomas Neville |
RAFVR |
Flight Engineer |
Northenden, Lancashire |
30 |
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P/O Leslie Prendergast |
RAFVR |
Navigator |
Liverpool |
22 |
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Sgt Leonard McDermott |
RAFVR |
Bomb Aimer |
Oxhey, Hertfordshire |
20 |
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Sgt William Quance |
RAFVR |
W/Op/AG |
Leicester |
27 |
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F/Sgt Peter Pynisky |
RCAF |
Air Gunner |
Sydney, Nova Scotia |
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Sgt Stanley Shaw |
RAFVR |
Air Gunner |
Stapleford, Nottinghamshire |
31 |
Photo
courtesy of Christine Gordon. |