I have just found out that my wifes uncle who was killed aboard LK635 of 428 Sqn had the following crew position: on the records of another crew member James Wright is MU/AG. I assume AG = Air Gunner but cannot find what MU would stand for. Anyone have a clue what his job was and entailed? Cheers Nick
22-23 September 1943. 428 Squadron. Halifax V LK635 NA-H Op: Hannover Crew. F/O. H E. Mcrae RCAF + Sgt. D E. Jeffery + Sgt. L. Cotton + Sgt. W E. Dickson RCAF + Sgt. A R. Bohn + Sgt. J. Wright + Sgt. E G. Miller RCAF + Took off 1828 hrs Middleton St.George. Lost without trace. All are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. 711 aircraft - 322 Lancaster's 226 Halifax's, 137 Stirling's, 26 Wellingtons - on the first major raid to Hannover for two years; this was the first of a series of four heavy raids on this target. Five American B-17's also took part in the raid, their first night raid on Germany. 26 aircraft - 12 Halifax's, 7 Lancaster's, 5 Stirling's, 2 Wellingtons - lost. Visibility in the target area was good but stronger winds than forecast caused the marking and the bombing to be concentrated between two and five miles south-south-east of the city centre.
Owen & Peter many thanks for the replies. I will have a good read of the AG article. Peter: Thanks for that I have been trying to trace the crash site for a while now and with the help of other researchers seem to have located a possible area. Our only problem now seems to be the CWGC, but that is another story. thanks again to you both. Nick
