- 1944
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| Name |
Ian Douglas-Pulleyne |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
20 Feb 1944 |
| Person ID |
I103402 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
17 Nov 2020 |
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| Notes |
- Ian Douglas-Pulleyne died in an air crash while fighting the war for Britain,
Aircraft Type: Halifax
Serial number: LK 763
Radio call sign: EY – K
Unit: 78 Sqn RAF
Summary:
Halifax LK 763 of 78 Sqn RAF took off from RAF Brighton, near Selby, Yorkshire, at
0011 hours on 20 February 1944 to attack Leipzig, Germany. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off, and it did not return to base.
Crew:
RAF Sgt Smith, J Captain (Pilot)
RCAF Flt Sgt Coulter, R (Navigator)
RAF Flt Sgt Douglas-Pulleyne, J (Bomb Aimer)
RAF Sgt Reynolds, G (Wireless Operator)
RAF Sgt Beal, G (Flight Engineer)
RAF Sgt Mears, L E (Mid Upper Gunner)
RAAF 415949 Flt Sgt O'Neill, R G (Rear Gunner)
Following post war enquiries and investigations, it was recorded in 1950 that the missing crew had no known grave.
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