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Harry Clark | |||
| Rank: | Flying Officer | Number: | 151632 |
| Ship/Rgn/Sqn No: | 057 Sqn RAFVR | ||
| Name of Rgt or Ship: | Bomber Command | ||
| Died: | 17/12/1943 | Age: | 20 |
| How Died: | Killed in Action | ||
| Country of burial: | Lost Overseas | ||
| Cemetery or Memorial: | Runnymede Memorial | ||
| Town Memorial: | Not Listed | ||
| Extra Information: | |||
Joined the Metro-vicker's Company as a Junior Clerk in May 1940 and employed in the Cost Department. Joined the RAF in October 1941 and was commissioned as a Pilot Officer. Reported missing, believed killed, when his aircraft crashed whilst returning from a raid over Germany in December 1943. Flying with 57 Sqn, they took off at 1625hrs from R.A.F. East Kirkby, Lincolnshire, in a Lancaster Mk.III, No. JB373 DX-N on a bombing operation over Berlin. They were last heard of on their W/T stating that they were homebound. They subsequently ditched in the North Sea, from where one crew member was rescued (he was eventually killed on 22nd June 1944) the remaining crew of 6 are commemorated at Runnymede. The one that was rescued is also commemorated at Runnymede. | |||
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