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| Keywords: G for George aircrew 26 June 1943 AWM P03173.004.jpg AWM caption England Lincolnshire Binbrook The crew of G George W4783 a Mk I Lancaster flown by No 460 Squadron RAAF beside their aircraft after returning from a bombing raid on Gelsenkirchen in Germany The aircraft left Binbrook RAF Station at 2333 hours on 25 June 1943 and returned at 0416 hours the next morning The bomb load for this raid included one 4000 pound bomb two 500 pound TD 025 bombs one 500 pound MCLD 72 hours bomb forty eight 30 pound incendiaries and thirty 4 pound incendiaries The target was attacked at 0152 hours from 16 000 feet on the estimated position as the red and green marker flares had been extinguished <br> Crew members left to right Sgt Leonard W Dorricott RAF bomb aimer of Shropshire England who survived the war Sgt Denny A Page RAF Mid Upper Gunner of London England Flying Officer J R Henderson RAAF third from left the Pilot on this mission who subsequently completed two operational tours was promoted to Squadron Leader and awarded the DSO and DFC Sgt A E Tony Perron RCAF Rear Gunner Sergeant Sgt M R Whitehouse RAF climbing down ladder Navigator who survived the war Sgt Jimmy V Joyce RAF Wireless Operator of London England Sgt D 'Jock' Easton RAF Engineer of Scotland Joyce and Easton were both killed flying in W4987 with No 460 Squadron over Hamburg on 25 July 1943 when their Lancaster crashed near Cuxhaven where they were buried until they were both re-buried in the Becklingen War Cemetery Sgt D Easton may be 1127456 Sgt David Easton RAF who was killed flying with No 61 Squadron RAF on 18 August 1943 Sgt D A Page may be 1336423 Sgt D A Page RAF who was killed flying with No 50 Squadron RAF on 28 August 1943 P03173 004 1943-06-26 Keystone Press Agency PD-Australia G for George Avro Lancaster aircrew World War II people of the Royal Australian Air Force RAF Binbrook ImageNote 1 96 102 68 335 640 473 2 Sgt Leonard W Dorricott RAF bomb aimer of Shropshire England ImageNoteEnd 1 ImageNote 2 186 130 62 273 640 473 2 Sgt Denny A Page RAF Mid Upper Gunner of London England ImageNoteEnd 2 ImageNote 3 256 136 58 283 640 473 2 Flying Officer J R Henderson RAAF third from left the Pilot ImageNoteEnd 3 ImageNote 4 314 144 64 251 640 473 2 Sgt A E Tony Perron RCAF Rear Gunner ImageNoteEnd 4 ImageNote 5 368 26 110 122 640 473 2 Sergeant Sgt M R Whitehouse RAF Navigator ImageNoteEnd 5 ImageNote 6 420 148 68 301 640 473 2 Sgt Jimmy V Joyce RAF Wireless Operator of London England ImageNoteEnd 6 ImageNote 7 488 128 72 331 640 473 2 Sgt D 'Jock' Easton RAF Engineer of Scotland ImageNoteEnd 7 | ||||
