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BARNES WG 693
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BARNES, William

Aircraft Information
Aircraft Short Stirling I
Serial Number N6082
Markings OJ-Q
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country Netherlands
Burial/Memorial Place Wonseradeel (Makkum) Protestant Churchyard
Grave Reference Row N. Coll. grave 37..
Epitaph IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF BRUCE'S DADDY WHO DIED THAT HE MIGHT LIVE
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 127
Enlistment information
Service Number 67693
Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group 3
Squadron 149 (East India)
Trade Pilot
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Last Operation information
Start Date 29-06-1942
End Date 30-06-1942
Takeoff Station Lakenheath
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Bremen. 253 aircraft with Germany reporting extensive damage to Focke-Wulf and the AG Weser U-boat shipyard plus other infrastructure. 11 aircraft lost
Reason for Loss Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near to Bolsward, Holland