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| RAF No. 355 Squadron |
Pilot F/O Rowland Totham, DFC, RAF 177155 (MIA / KIA) Wrose, Yorkshire Co-Pilot F/Sgt John Herbert McDowall, RAF 1522985 (MIA / KIA) Crumpsall, Manchester Bomb Aimer F/O Ieuan Anthony Morgan, RAF 187828 (MIA / KIA) Navigator F/Sgt Harold Water Emerson, RAF 1804316 (MIA / KIA) Camberwell, London Wireless Operator W/O Harry Johnson, RAF 655366 (MIA / KIA) Swinton, Lancashire Wireless Operator F/O Hugh Campbell, RAF 977546 (MIA / KIA) Belfast, Northern Ireland Ball Gunner Sgt Leslie Benfell, RAF 1557907 (MIA / KIA) Front Gunner F/O Frederick Edward Rumsey-Williams, DFC, RAF 179043 (MIA / KIA) Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire Mid-Upper Gunner F/Sgt Harold Wynne, RAF 1516012 (POW, died August 17, 1945, BR) Rear Gunner F/Sgt Robert Murdock Bannerman McPherson, RAF 1380358 (MIA / KIA) Bideford, Devon Crashed May 17, 1945 Aircraft History Built by Consolidated at Fort Worth, Texas as B-24J-85-CF Liberator. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) B-24J-85-CF Liberator serial number 44-44111. Ferried overseas to China Burma India (CBI). Wartime History Assigned to the Royal Air Force (RAF) as Liberator KH250. Assigned to No. 355 Squadron with fuselage code H. No known nickname or nose art. Mission History On May 17, 1945 took off on a mission. Over Port Blair in the Andaman Islands in India shot down by anti-aircraft fire. Fates of the Crew F/Sgt Wynne bailed out of the aircraft and was taken prisoner by the Japanese. He died on South Andaman Island on August 17, 1945, and is now buried at the Kirkee War Cemetery. Memorials Nine members of the crew were officially declared dead the day of the mission. The nine are memorialized at Kranji War Cemetery on the Singapore Memorial. Totham, Rumsey-Williams, Campbell and Morgan on column 448. Johnson on column 449. McDowall, McPherson, Emerson and Emerson on column 450. Benfell on column 451. Wynee was officially declared dead on August 17, 1945. After his remains were recovered, he was permanently buried at Kirkee War Cemetery (Khadki) in India at grave 3. F. 5 Relatives Peter Johnson (great-nephew of W/O Harry Johnson) Ron Manley (nephew of F/Sgt Robert McPherson) "I am a nephew of the tail gunner of this crew F/Sgt Robert McPherson. I have a lot more details of this crew including the full crew image and pictures of the aircraft with it's nose art." References USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-24J-85-CF Liberator 44-44111 "44111 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH250. Shot down by AAA over Port Blair, Andaman Islands, May 17, 1945" CWGC - Rowland Totham CWGC - John Herbert McDowall CWGC - Ieuan Anthony Morgan CWGC - Harold Water Emerson CWGC - Harry Johnson CWGC - Hugh Campbell CWGC - Frederick Edward Rumsey-Williams CWGC - Robert Murdock Bannerman McPherson CWGC - Harold Wynne CWGC - Leslie Benfell Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated October 14, 2024 |
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