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Year: 1944
No 489 Squadron flew from RAF Langham
A commemorative brass plaque in the church of St Andrew and St Mary, Langham was erected in memory of these men of 489 Torpedo Bomber Squadron RNZAF (and their comrades in other Coastal Command Squadrons) who were killed in action whilst based at Langham The No 489 Squadron personnel were: 20 April 1944 – Den Helder 152293 Fg. Off. Robert Lawrence WHITE RAFVR 123025 Fg. Off. Brinley Edward STOURTON RAFVR 14 May 1944 - Patrol Listafjord to Okso Light area, Norway NZ415780 Fg. Off. Ivan. Alfred. PETTITT; RNZAF 151519 Fg. Off. Charles Harris LOWCOCK RAFVR 19 May 1944 - Anti E-boat patrol NZ417145 Plt Off. James Alan Skirrow WRIGHT, RNZAF. 142554 Fg. Off. William Hugh Iain. CAMERON; RAFVR. 151384 Fg. Off. Laurie Aubrey WRIGHT RAFVR 1579216 Flt Sgt Robert MACQUAKER (sic) RAFVR 5 Jun 1944 - Dual pilot day training 89825 Sqn Ldr Stanley William KELLOW, DFC; RAFVR NZ414958 Fg. Off. Douglas Launcelot Blackmore CHAPMAN, RNZAF. Fg. Off. Sydney FREEMAN RAFVR 14 June 1944 - Holland 1395012 Flt. Sgt. Thomas Ramsay CLEGG RAFVR 17 Jun 1944 - Anti E-Boat patrol between Gravelines, France, and Hook, the Netherlands NZ412005 Sqn Ldr Frederick (Derek) Kingsmill MOYNIHAN, DFC, RNZAF 151624 Fg. Off. Cyrus Ralph POLLARD, RAFVR 30 Jul 1944 - Shipping strike off Southern Norway NZ413516 Warr. Off William Robert TUCK, RNZAF NZ425319 Flt Sgt Francis Magnus LARNACH, RNZAF 8 Aug l944 - Wing attack on convoy off Egersund, Norway NZ417058 Fg. Off. Ronald John Wilson HEY, RNZAF NZ425977 Flt. Sgt. Gerald Royce CLEMENS, RNZAF No 151832 Fg. Off. Frederick Ellis SPINK RAFVR 10 August 1944 – near Kiel 171580 Fg. Off. Douglas John FRICKER, RAFVR 141844 Fg. Off. William Robertson WOODCOCK, RAFVR 25 Sep 1944 - Joint anti-shipping strike off Den Helder, Netherlands NZ421756 Warr. Off. Mervyn John Lyndon PHELAN, RNZAF For a limited time, a copy of a history of this Squadron is now available to former 489 Squadron personnel, or their next of kin - Further information is avaiable from davidnzl@xtra.co.nz Last edited: 06/10/2007 11:18 by David Burrowes |
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