Anthony John Lee Bowes, Son of Tom Armstrong Bowes and Gertrude Ann Bowes, of Herne Bay, Kent. B.A. (Oxon). Anthony was served with the RAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, Stirling W7580 149 Squadron crashed at 'Den Hanenberg' pub at Geffen, Noord-Brabant Holland....
Takeoff at 01:11 hrs for an operation to Duisburg in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Heinz Oloff of the 3./NJG 1, who was flying Bf 110 G9+AL from Venlo airfield - (claim) 13km NE of 's Hertogenbosch. This was the first victory of Oloff..
All of the crew rest in the Uden War Cemetery:
Pilot:63827 Fg Off Anthony John Lee Bowes RAF- Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 10-13
Flight Engineer:965668 Sgt Norman Acton RAF- Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 10-13.
Observer:655223 Sgt David Morris RAF- Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 10-13.
Bomb Aimer:1068042 Sgt George Blatherwick RAF- Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 10-13.
Wireless Operator:1283854 Sgt Eric Harold Boumphrey RAF- Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 10-13.
Air Gunner:48081 Plt Off Peter Henry Basson RAF- Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 10-13
Air Gunner:657163 Sgt Ernest Charles Isted RAF - Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 10-13.
Takeoff at 01:11 hrs for an operation to Duisburg in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Heinz Oloff of the 3./NJG 1, who was flying Bf 110 G9+AL from Venlo airfield - (claim) 13km NE of 's Hertogenbosch. This was the first victory of Oloff..
All of the crew rest in the Uden War Cemetery:
Pilot:63827 Fg Off Anthony John Lee Bowes RAF- Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 10-13
Flight Engineer:965668 Sgt Norman Acton RAF- Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 10-13.
Observer:655223 Sgt David Morris RAF- Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 10-13.
Bomb Aimer:1068042 Sgt George Blatherwick RAF- Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 10-13.
Wireless Operator:1283854 Sgt Eric Harold Boumphrey RAF- Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 10-13.
Air Gunner:48081 Plt Off Peter Henry Basson RAF- Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 10-13
Air Gunner:657163 Sgt Ernest Charles Isted RAF - Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 10-13.
Anthony John Lee Bowes, Son of Tom Armstrong Bowes and Gertrude Ann Bowes, of Herne Bay, Kent. B.A. (Oxon). Anthony was served with the RAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, Stirling W7580 149 Squadron crashed at 'Den Hanenberg' pub at Geffen, Noord-Brabant Holland....
Takeoff at 01:11 hrs for an operation to Duisburg in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Heinz Oloff of the 3./NJG 1, who was flying Bf 110 G9+AL from Venlo airfield - (claim) 13km NE of 's Hertogenbosch. This was the first victory of Oloff..
All of the crew rest in the Uden War Cemetery:
Pilot:63827 Fg Off Anthony John Lee Bowes RAF- Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 10-13
Flight Engineer:965668 Sgt Norman Acton RAF- Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 10-13.
Observer:655223 Sgt David Morris RAF- Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 10-13.
Bomb Aimer:1068042 Sgt George Blatherwick RAF- Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 10-13.
Wireless Operator:1283854 Sgt Eric Harold Boumphrey RAF- Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 10-13.
Air Gunner:48081 Plt Off Peter Henry Basson RAF- Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 10-13
Air Gunner:657163 Sgt Ernest Charles Isted RAF - Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 10-13.
Takeoff at 01:11 hrs for an operation to Duisburg in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Heinz Oloff of the 3./NJG 1, who was flying Bf 110 G9+AL from Venlo airfield - (claim) 13km NE of 's Hertogenbosch. This was the first victory of Oloff..
All of the crew rest in the Uden War Cemetery:
Pilot:63827 Fg Off Anthony John Lee Bowes RAF- Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 10-13
Flight Engineer:965668 Sgt Norman Acton RAF- Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 10-13.
Observer:655223 Sgt David Morris RAF- Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 10-13.
Bomb Aimer:1068042 Sgt George Blatherwick RAF- Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 10-13.
Wireless Operator:1283854 Sgt Eric Harold Boumphrey RAF- Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 10-13.
Air Gunner:48081 Plt Off Peter Henry Basson RAF- Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 10-13
Air Gunner:657163 Sgt Ernest Charles Isted RAF - Uden War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. I. 10-13.
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