| Sgt Richard
Dowding
was serving on board Lancaster MK.I ED-318 coded KM-X for an operation to Berlin on January 17/18
1943. The aircraft departed from Waddington at 1709hrs and was
lost without a trace. The crew are commemorated on the
Runnymede Memorial.
The rest of the crew were:
|
Name |
Service |
Age |
Hometown |
|
Sgt Richard Calcutt |
RAFVR |
- |
Rhodesia |
|
Sgt Colin Mitchell |
RAFVR |
22 |
Salisbury,S.Rhodesia |
|
Sgt Stanley Allen |
RAFVR |
32 |
Chaddesden,Derbyshire |
|
W/O2 Roy Fenton |
RCAF |
22 |
Hamilton,Ontario,Canada |
|
Sgt Robert Bradbury |
RAFVR |
20 |
Harpenden,Herts., |
|
Sgt Vincent Lawrence |
RAFVR |
21 |
Handsworth,Yorkshire |
Richard Dowding Perkins RAFVR Son of
Thomas & Alice Perkins of Shrewsbury, Shropshire and fiancé
of Hilda. He was known as "Billy by his family and was
aged 28 when he was killed on January 18th 1943 with the
rest of his crew.
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|
Richard
Perkins with fiancé Hilda |
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