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AUSTIN, Herbert

Personal Information
Rank F/S
Forename(s) Herbert Ingle
Surname Austin
Gender M
Age 39
Decorations
Date of death 23-04-1944
Next of kin Son of Herbert and Emily Austin (née Ingle) of Leeds, Yorkshire. Husband of Olive Austin (née Tillitson), of Halton, Yorkshire. Father of Herbert Anthony Austin and James William Austin.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Handley Page Halifax III
Serial Number LK802
Markings AL-F
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country Netherlands
Burial/Memorial Place Herkingen General Cemetery
Grave Reference Near entrace..
Epitaph
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 125
Enlistment information
Service Number 1005440
Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group 6
Squadron 429 (Bison)
Trade Flight Engineer
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Fellow Servicemen
Achtymichuk A (P/O)
Crosswell P B (F/O)
Fennessey J F (F/O)
Last Operation information
Start Date 22-04-1944
End Date 23-04-1944
Takeoff Station Leeming
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Düsseldorf. 596 aircraft, 29 losses (4.9%). 2150 tones of bombs were dropped, causing considerable damage, mainly to the northern districts. 56 large industrial premises were hit, of which 7 were destroyed. More than 2000 homes were destroyed, 883 people killed and 593 injured, although these figures were compiled before all the missing had been dug out.
Reason for Loss Thought to have been hit by flak and crashed in a flooded area near Herkingen, Holland