Short Stirling I / R9250 / AA-W
Pilot
75 Squadron
Take off station Newmarket
Night Operation Hamburg. 263 aircraft, 16 losses (6.1%). Severe icing over the channel caused many crews to return early. H2S again proved ineffective, leading to scattered bombing throughout the city. Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Tiel, Holland
Son of Francis Blincoe and of Ruth Blincoe (Nee Packer), of Nelson, New Zealand. Husband of Ida Annie Blincoe, of Murchison, Nelson.
Short Stirling I / R9250 / AA-W
Pilot
75 Squadron
Take off station Newmarket
Night Operation Hamburg. 263 aircraft, 16 losses (6.1%). Severe icing over the channel caused many crews to return early. H2S again proved ineffective, leading to scattered bombing throughout the city. Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Tiel, Holland
Son of Francis Blincoe and of Ruth Blincoe (Nee Packer), of Nelson, New Zealand. Husband of Ida Annie Blincoe, of Murchison, Nelson.
Inscription
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Gravesite Details
412194
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