Stewart Collins as Rear Gunner on Lancaster Bomber
Stewart was eager to travel. He joined the RAF as soon as he could. He trained as an air gunner at RAF Saltby, qualifying to undertake flying duties in 1942, (2 years at RAF school). His Lancaster Bomber 49 Squadron, (he was rear gunner), failed to return to base after an operational flight on 2/3 September 1942. It had been shot down over Belgium (Abbe). Three airmen were killed including Stewart. They were buried with military honours, as confirmed by German sources - a photo was taken of the ceremony and received by Stewart's family. They were buried later at Heverlee war cemetery. Stewart'... Mehr ...
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| Dokumenttyp: | Text |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 2024 |
| Schlagwörter: | British history / European history (excl. British / classical Greek and Roman) / International history / Their Finest Hour / World War Two / Air Force / Armed Forces / Aviation / Belgian / Belgium / Britain / British / Child / Childhood / Children / Education / Europe / European / Flight / German / Germany / Military / Photo / Photograph / Photographs / Photos / RAF / Royal Air Force / School / Training |
| Sprache: | unknown |
| Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28523027 |
| Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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| Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.25446/oxford.25938883.v1 |
