Warnford Francis Victor Pink, Served with the RAF in WWII and lost his life when his [lane, Wellington X3561 115 Squadron crashed between Herkenbosch and Vlodrop Limburg Holland...
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Reinhold Knacke & Unteroffizier Kurt Bundrock of the 1./NJG 1, who were flying a Lichtenstein-equipped Bf 110 from Venlo airfield - (claim) 5 km SE Roermond: 3,500m at 01:49.
Three of the crew perished and were initially buried at Venlo. Today, they rest at Jonkerbos war cemetery in Gelderland:
Pilot:109494 Plt Off M L Freegard PoW Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 596
Observer:R/67602 WOII George Vincent Cyril Booth (American) RCAF - Jonkerbos War Cemetery 24 G 8
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner:906144 Flt Sgt Warnford Francis Victor Pink - Jonkerbos War Cemetery 24 G 7
Air Gunner:1267233 Sgt John S Munro Jonkerbos War Cemetery 24 G 9
Air Gunner:1161250 Sgt W G Rogers PoW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 27063
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Reinhold Knacke & Unteroffizier Kurt Bundrock of the 1./NJG 1, who were flying a Lichtenstein-equipped Bf 110 from Venlo airfield - (claim) 5 km SE Roermond: 3,500m at 01:49.
Three of the crew perished and were initially buried at Venlo. Today, they rest at Jonkerbos war cemetery in Gelderland:
Pilot:109494 Plt Off M L Freegard PoW Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 596
Observer:R/67602 WOII George Vincent Cyril Booth (American) RCAF - Jonkerbos War Cemetery 24 G 8
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner:906144 Flt Sgt Warnford Francis Victor Pink - Jonkerbos War Cemetery 24 G 7
Air Gunner:1267233 Sgt John S Munro Jonkerbos War Cemetery 24 G 9
Air Gunner:1161250 Sgt W G Rogers PoW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 27063
Warnford Francis Victor Pink, Served with the RAF in WWII and lost his life when his [lane, Wellington X3561 115 Squadron crashed between Herkenbosch and Vlodrop Limburg Holland...
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Reinhold Knacke & Unteroffizier Kurt Bundrock of the 1./NJG 1, who were flying a Lichtenstein-equipped Bf 110 from Venlo airfield - (claim) 5 km SE Roermond: 3,500m at 01:49.
Three of the crew perished and were initially buried at Venlo. Today, they rest at Jonkerbos war cemetery in Gelderland:
Pilot:109494 Plt Off M L Freegard PoW Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 596
Observer:R/67602 WOII George Vincent Cyril Booth (American) RCAF - Jonkerbos War Cemetery 24 G 8
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner:906144 Flt Sgt Warnford Francis Victor Pink - Jonkerbos War Cemetery 24 G 7
Air Gunner:1267233 Sgt John S Munro Jonkerbos War Cemetery 24 G 9
Air Gunner:1161250 Sgt W G Rogers PoW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 27063
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Reinhold Knacke & Unteroffizier Kurt Bundrock of the 1./NJG 1, who were flying a Lichtenstein-equipped Bf 110 from Venlo airfield - (claim) 5 km SE Roermond: 3,500m at 01:49.
Three of the crew perished and were initially buried at Venlo. Today, they rest at Jonkerbos war cemetery in Gelderland:
Pilot:109494 Plt Off M L Freegard PoW Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 596
Observer:R/67602 WOII George Vincent Cyril Booth (American) RCAF - Jonkerbos War Cemetery 24 G 8
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner:906144 Flt Sgt Warnford Francis Victor Pink - Jonkerbos War Cemetery 24 G 7
Air Gunner:1267233 Sgt John S Munro Jonkerbos War Cemetery 24 G 9
Air Gunner:1161250 Sgt W G Rogers PoW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 27063
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