Keith Owen Whitehouse 75 Squadron WWII
Keith was a special person, who flew Lancaster Bombers, and took part in many bombing raids in 1944. Keith and his crew did not make it home in July 1944, but they are not forgotten by the people in Strasburg.
19/05/1944 – Attack Against Le Mans Twenty for aircraft successfully bombed the marshalling yards at Le Mans. Good results being reported.
Lancaster Mk.I ME754 AA-A
F/S Keith Owen Whitehouse, RNZAF NZ428899 – Pilot. F/S Jack Thomas Miliner, RAAF AUS.426367 – Navigator. Sgt. Ray Steele Horsford, RAFVR 1387835 – Air Bomber. F/S Keat Dudding, RNZAF NZ415522 – Wireless Operator . Sgt. Bernard Leighton, RAFVR 2209941 – Flight Engineer. Sgt. Maurice Kennett Peter Drummond, RNZAF NZ425389 – Mid Upper Gunner. F/S George Alfred Badge Taverner, RAAF AUS.429835 – Rear Gunner.
Take Off 22:18 – Landed 02:46 Flight Time 04:28
21/05/1944 – Attack Against Duisberg Twenty five aircraft took off to attack Duisburg, of which twenty one attacked the primary target. Three returned early with various technical failures and one failed to return (Captain NZ421803 P/O. W. Willis). Another aircraft (Captain AUS413157 P/O. A. Humphreys) was attacked by an enemy fighter and the navigator 1438903 F/Sgt. Hill, A. was injured, the aircraft also being damaged.
Lancaster Mk.I ME754 dnc AA-A
F/S Keith Owen Whitehouse, RNZAF NZ428899 – Pilot. F/S Jack Thomas Miliner, RAAF AUS.426367 – Navigator. Sgt. Ray Steele Horsford, RAFVR 1387835 – Air Bomber. F/S Keat Dudding, RNZAF NZ415522 – Wireless Operator . Sgt. Bernard Leighton, RAFVR 2209941 – Flight Engineer. F/L William Edward McAlpine, RAFVR 115790 – Mid Upper Gunner (Gunnery Leader). F/S George Alfred Badge Taverner, RAAF AUS.429835 – Rear Gunner.
Take Off 23:05 – Landed 01:05 Flight Time 02:00
22/05/1944 – Attack Against Dortmund Twenty three aircraft were detailed to attack Dortmund of which eighteen completed their mission successfully. Three aircraft returned early and two failed to return (Captains NZ417016 P/O. E. Burke and NZ42354 P/O. C. Armstrong). The raid was well concentrated and carried out in good weather with excellent visibility. One aircraft had an inconclusive combat with a JU 88. Otherwise the operation was uneventful.
Lancaster Mk.I ME754 AA-A
F/S Keith Owen Whitehouse, RNZAF NZ428899 – Pilot. F/S Jack Thomas Miliner, RAAF AUS.426367 – Navigator. Sgt. Ray Steele Horsford, RAFVR 1387835 – Air Bomber. F/S Keat Dudding, RNZAF NZ415522 – Wireless Operator .
Sgt. Bernard Leighton, RAFVR 2209941 – Flight Engineer. F/S Albery Charles Markham, RNZAF NZ428011 – Mid Upper Gunner. F/S George Alfred Badge Taverner, RAAF AUS.429835 – Rear Gunner.
Take Off 22:39 – Landed 03:10 Flight Time 04:31
24/05/1944 – Attack Against Boulogne Thirteen aircraft were detailed to attack Aachen and eleven to attack a target at Boulogne. They all were successful in attacking their respective targets and good concentrated bombing was reported. Two aircraft attacking Aachen had combats with enemy aircraft, NZ40750 F/L. R. Berney claiming the destruction of an enemy night fighter and 170664 P/O. T. Buckley claimed strikes on a F.W. 190. There was no opposition from the Boulogne target.
Lancaster Mk.I ME754 AA-A
F/S Keith Owen Whitehouse, RNZAF NZ428899 – Pilot. F/S Jack Thomas Miliner, RAAF AUS.426367 – Navigator. Sgt. Ray Steele Horsford, RAFVR 1387835 – Air Bomber. F/S Keat Dudding, RNZAF NZ415522 – Wireless Operator . Sgt. Bernard Leighton, RAFVR 2209941 – Flight Engineer. F/S George Alfred Badge Taverner, RAAF AUS.429835 – Mid Upper Gunner. Sgt. F. Crome, RAFVR – Rear Gunner.
Take Off 00:10 – Landed 02:25 Flight Time 02:15
27/05/1944 – Attack Against Aachen Eighteen aircraft were detailed to attack Aachen, one of which returned early and two failed to return (Captains NZ414971 F/L. S. Fauvel and NZ421105 Sgt. Scott, F.). The remaining fifteen successfully bombed the target in clear weather, one aircraft (Captain NZ40750 F/L. R. Berney) had five successive inconclusive combats with an ME 410 in the Courtrai area.
Lancaster Mk.I LL921 AA-E
F/S Keith Owen Whitehouse, RNZAF NZ428899 – Pilot. F/S Jack Thomas Miliner, RAAF AUS.426367 – Navigator. Sgt. Ray Steele Horsford, RAFVR 1387835 – Air Bomber. F/S Keat Dudding, RNZAF NZ415522 – Wireless Operator . Sgt. Bernard Leighton, RAFVR 2209941 – Flight Engineer. Sgt. Robert Charles Baker, RAFVR 1624103 – Mid Upper Gunner. F/S George Alfred Badge Taverner, RAAF AUS.429835 – Rear Gunner.
Take Off 00:38 – Landed 03:52 Flight Time 03:14
28/05/1944 – Attack Against Angers Twenty two aircraft were detailed to attack the marshalling yards at Angers. Six of these were withdrawn, two returned early with engine trouble, but the remaining fourteen aircraft successfully bombed the target in good weather. A good concentrated attack was reported, and opposition was only slight.
Lancaster Mk.I LL921 AA-E
F/S Keith Owen Whitehouse, RNZAF NZ428899 – Pilot. F/S Jack Thomas Miliner, RAAF AUS.426367 – Navigator.
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F/S Ray Steele Horsford, RAFVR 1387835 – Air Bomber. F/S Keat Dudding, RNZAF NZ415522 – Wireless Operator . Sgt. Bernard Leighton, RAFVR 2209941 – Flight Engineer. Sgt. Robert Charles Baker, RAFVR 1624103 – Mid Upper Gunner. F/S George Alfred Badge Taverner, RAAF AUS.429835 – Rear Gunner.
Take Off 18:35 – Landed 02:10 Flight Time 07:35
30/05/1944 – Attack Against Boulogne Ten aircraft successfully bombed a target at Boulogne, encountering only very slight opposition. The attack was carried out in clear visibility.
Lancaster Mk.III ND918 AA-Y
F/S Keith Owen Whitehouse, RNZAF NZ428899 – Pilot. F/S Jack Thomas Miliner, RAAF AUS.426367 – Navigator. Sgt. Ray Steele Horsford, RAFVR 1387835 – Air Bomber. F/S Keat Dudding, RNZAF NZ415522 – Wireless Operator . Sgt. Bernard Leighton, RAFVR 2209941 – Flight Engineer. Sgt. Robert Charles Baker, RAFVR 1624103 – Mid Upper Gunner. F/S George Alfred Badge Taverner, RAAF AUS.429835 – Rear Gunner.
Take Off 23:02 – Landed 00:58 Flight Time 01:56
31/05/1944 – Attack Against Trappes Twenty four aircraft were despatched to attack the marshalling yards at Trappes. One was withdrawn and another returned early through technical trouble. The remainder, however, bombed in good visibility, reporting an accurate attack. One aircraft (Captain NZ422098 P/O. L. Bonisch) had a combat with an enemy aircraft which was seen to be shot down by another of our aircraft.
Lancaster Mk.III PA967 AA-D
F/S Keith Owen Whitehouse, RNZAF NZ428899 – Pilot. F/S Jack Thomas Miliner, RAAF AUS.426367 – Navigator. Sgt. Ray Steele Horsford, RAFVR 1387835 – Air Bomber. F/S Keat Dudding, RNZAF NZ415522 – Wireless Operator . Sgt. Bernard Leighton, RAFVR 2209941 – Flight Engineer. Sgt. Robert Charles Baker, RAFVR 1624103 – Mid Upper Gunner. F/S George Alfred Badge Taverner, RAAF AUS.429835 – Rear Gunner.
Take Off 00:04 – Landed 04:54 Flight Time 04:50
02/06/1944 – Attack Against Wissant Fifteen aircraft were detailed to attack a target at Wissant, N. France. Owing to thick cloud over the target, twelve aircraft were unable to identify the markers and brought their bombs back. No opposition was encountered.
Lancaster Mk.III PA967 AA-D
F/S Keith Owen Whitehouse, RNZAF NZ428899 – Pilot. F/S Jack Thomas Miliner, RAAF AUS.426367 – Navigator. Sgt. Ray Steele Horsford, RAFVR 1387835 – Air Bomber. W/O Keat Dudding, RNZAF NZ415522 – Wireless Operator .
Sgt. Bernard Leighton, RAFVR 2209941 – Flight Engineer. Sgt. Robert Charles Baker, RAFVR 1624103 – Mid Upper Gunner. F/S George Alfred Badge Taverner, RAAF AUS.429835 – Rear Gunner.
Take Off 01:11 – Landed 03:11 Flight Time 02:00
05/06/1944 – Attack Against Ouistreham The target for No.3 Group was the coastal battery at Ouistreham in N. France. This target, and others in the same area were attacked by strong forces of Bomber Command aircraft immediately prior to the Anglo-American Invasion of the Continent. Twenty six aircraft from this Squadron participated and all were successful in bombing their target with the aid of markers. Opposition was very slight.
Lancaster Mk.III PA967 AA-D
F/S Keith Owen Whitehouse, RNZAF NZ428899 – Pilot. F/S Jack Thomas Miliner, RAAF AUS.426367 – Navigator. Sgt. Ray Steele Horsford, RAFVR 1387835 – Air Bomber. W/O Keat Dudding, RNZAF NZ415522 – Wireless Operator . Sgt. Bernard Leighton, RAFVR 2209941 – Flight Engineer. Sgt. Robert Charles Baker, RAFVR 1624103 – Mid Upper Gunner. F/S George Alfred Badge Taverner, RAAF AUS.429835 – Rear Gunner.
Take Off 03:29 – Landed 06:37 Flight Time 03:08
06/06/1944 – Attack Against Lisieux Twenty four aircraft took off, as detailed, to attack a target at Lisieux, in support of the invading forces which were establishing a bridge head in Normandy. All aircraft successfully bombed the target and an accurate attack was reported. Only slight opposition was encountered.
Lancaster17/06/1944 – Attack Against Montdidier Fourteen aircraft were detailed to attack a military target at Montdidier. All aircraft reached the target area where it was found that cloud conditions prevented accurate bombing. The master bomber accordingly gave instructions for crews to abandon their mission, all aircraft except one bringing their bombs back to Base. The exception was the aircraft captained by NZ42488 F/S. Whittington, H. who jettisoned his bombs “safe” in the Channel owing to having a combat with a F.W.190. Our pilot claimed the enemy aircraft to be possibly destroyed.
Lancaster Mk.III PA967 dnc AA-D
P/O Keith Owen Whitehouse, RNZAF NZ428899 – Pilot. F/S Jack Thomas Miliner, RAAF AUS.426367 – Navigator.
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Sgt. Ray Steele Horsford, RAFVR 1387835 – Air Bomber. W/O Keat Dudding, RNZAF NZ415522 – Wireless Operator . Sgt. Bernard Leighton, RAFVR 2209941 – Flight Engineer. Sgt. Robert Charles Baker, RAFVR 1624103 – Mid Upper Gunner. F/S George Alfred Badge Taverner, RAAF AUS.429835 – Rear Gunner.
Take Off 01:19 – Landed 04:27 Flight Time 03:08
21/06/1944 – Attack Against Domleger Twenty three aircraft were detailed to attack the constructional works at Domleger during daylight. Two aircraft failed to take off and the remainder were unable [to] locate the target, the markers not being visible owing to 10/10th cloud. they were instructed by the master bomber to abandon their mission, and apart from some aircraft which jettisoned their load, bombs were brought back. Opposition was very slight.
Lancaster Mk.III PA967 AA-D
P/O Keith Owen Whitehouse, RNZAF NZ428899 – Pilot. F/S Jack Thomas Miliner, RAAF AUS.426367 – Navigator. Sgt. Ray Steele Horsford, RAFVR 1387835 – Air Bomber. W/O Keat Dudding, RNZAF NZ415522 – Wireless Operator . Sgt. Bernard Leighton, RAFVR 2209941 – Flight Engineer. Sgt. Robert Charles Baker, RAFVR 1624103 – Mid Upper Gunner. F/S George Alfred Badge Taverner, RAAF AUS.429835 – Rear Gunner.
Take Off 18:06 – Landed 21:12 Flight Time 03:06
23/06/1944 – Attack Against L’Hey Twenty aircraft were detailed to attack the constructional works at L’Hey. All crews bombed on instructions from the Master bomber, and the glow of fires seen through clouds indicated a concentrated raid. Opposition was very slight, although one aircraft had an inconclusive combat with two enemy fighters.
Lancaster Mk.III PA967 AA-D
P/O Keith Owen Whitehouse, RNZAF NZ428899 – Pilot. F/S Jack Thomas Miliner, RAAF AUS.426367 – Navigator. Sgt. Ray Steele Horsford, RAFVR 1387835 – Air Bomber. W/O Keat Dudding, RNZAF NZ415522 – Wireless Operator . Sgt. Bernard Leighton, RAFVR 2209941 – Flight Engineer. Sgt. Robert Charles Baker, RAFVR 1624103 – Mid Upper Gunner. F/S George Alfred Badge Taverner, RAAF AUS.429835 – Rear Gunner.
Take Off 23:20 – Landed 01:40 Flight Time 02:20
24/06/1944 – Attack Against Rimeux Twenty five aircraft took off as detailed to attack the constructional works at Rimeux. Twenty four crews bombed successfully with the aid of markers, and an accurate raid was reported. There were numerous searchlights in action, but the A.A. opposition was not serious. The aircraft captained by NZ424788 F/S. Bateson, B. failed to return.
Lancaster Mk.III PA967 AA-D
P/O Keith Owen Whitehouse, RNZAF NZ428899 – Pilot. F/S Jack Thomas Miliner, RAAF AUS.426367 – Navigator. Sgt. Ray Steele Horsford, RAFVR 1387835 – Air Bomber. W/O Keat Dudding, RNZAF NZ415522 – Wireless Operator . Sgt. Bernard Leighton, RAFVR 2209941 – Flight Engineer. Sgt. Robert Charles Baker, RAFVR 1624103 – Mid Upper Gunner. F/S George Alfred Badge Taverner, RAAF AUS.429835 – Rear Gunner.
Take Off 23:35 – Landed 01:50 Flight Time 02:15
30/06/1944 – Attack Against Villers Bocage Twenty four aircraft in daylight were detailed to attack enemy concentrations at Villers Bocage, in support of the British and Canadian Armies advance in Northern France. Two aircraft were withdrawn, owing to technical faults, but the remaining twenty two aircraft all bombed their target successfully, and reported a very concentrated raid. Moderate, but heavy A.A. Fire was encountered over the target, but there was no fighter opposition. On return one aircraft landed at Woodbridge and another put down on one of our landing strips in Normandy (the Flight Engineer 1586862 Sgt. McDevitt, P.W. being slightly injured). A unique incident for the Squadron. Another aircraft was damaged by A.A. Fire, but reached Base and made a successful landing.
Lancaster Mk.III PA967 AA-D
P/O Keith Owen Whitehouse, RNZAF NZ428899 – Pilot. F/S Kenneth McIndoe MacKay, RNZAF NZ421829 – 2nd Pilot. F/S Jack Thomas Miliner, RAAF AUS.426367 – Navigator. Sgt. Ray Steele Horsford, RAFVR 1387835 – Air Bomber. W/O Keat Dudding, RNZAF NZ415522 – Wireless Operator . Sgt. Bernard Leighton, RAFVR 2209941 – Flight Engineer. Sgt. Robert Charles Baker, RAFVR 1624103 – Mid Upper Gunner. F/S George Alfred Badge Taverner, RAAF AUS.429835 – Rear Gunner.
Take Off 18:06 – Landed 21:28 Flight Time 03:22
02/07/1944 – Daylight Attack Against Beauvoir Twenty three out of twenty four aircraft detailed took off in daylight to attack the construction works supply site at Beauvoir. All aircraft successfully bombed the target and a concentrated raid developed. Opposition from A.A. fire was slight.
Lancaster Mk.III PA967 AA-D
P/O Keith Owen Whitehouse, RNZAF NZ428899 – Pilot. F/S Jack Thomas Miliner, RAAF AUS.426367 – Navigator. Sgt. Ray Steele Horsford, RAFVR 1387835 – Air Bomber. W/O Keat Dudding, RNZAF NZ415522 – Wireless Operator . Sgt. Bernard Leighton, RAFVR 2209941 – Flight Engineer. Sgt. Robert Charles Baker, RAFVR 1624103 – Mid Upper Gunner. F/S George Alfred Badge Taverner, RAAF AUS.429835 – Rear Gunner.
Take Off 12:50 – Landed 16:00 Flight Time 03:10
05/07/1944 – Attack Against Watten Twenty four aircraft took off as detailed to attack the constructional works at Watten. All were successful in bombing the target, and a good raid was reported.
Moderate to heavy A.A. fire was encountered, but there was no fighter opposition. In addition, four aircraft were detailed to lay mines in the Kattegat, but this operation was cancelled.
Lancaster Mk.III PA967 AA-D
P/O Keith Owen Whitehouse, RNZAF NZ428899 – Pilot. F/S Jack Thomas Miliner, RAAF AUS.426367 – Navigator. Sgt. Ray Steele Horsford, RAFVR 1387835 – Air Bomber. W/O Keat Dudding, RNZAF NZ415522 – Wireless Operator . Sgt. Bernard Leighton, RAFVR 2209941 – Flight Engineer. Sgt. Robert Charles Baker, RAFVR 1624103 – Mid Upper Gunner. F/S George Alfred Badge Taverner, RAAF AUS.429835 – Rear Gunner.
Take Off 22:58 – Landed 01:05 Flight Time 02:07
09/07/1944 – Attack Against Linzeux The twenty five aircraft detailed on the previous day took off to attack the constructional works site at Linzeux in daylight. All aircraft bombed through cloud, using navigational aids. A.A. fire opposition was reported as slight, although one aircraft suffered considerable damage when over the target. There was no opposition from enemy fighters.
Lancaster Mk.III PA967 AA-D
P/O Keith Owen Whitehouse, RNZAF NZ428899 – Pilot. F/S Jack Thomas Miliner, RAAF AUS.426367 – Navigator. Sgt. Ray Steele Horsford, RAFVR 1387835 – Air Bomber. W/O Keat Dudding, RNZAF NZ415522 – Wireless Operator . Sgt. Bernard Leighton, RAFVR 2209941 – Flight Engineer. Sgt. Robert Charles Baker, RAFVR 1624103 – Mid Upper Gunner. F/S George Alfred Badge Taverner, RAAF AUS.429835 – Rear Gunner.
Take Off 13:00 – Landed 15:47 Flight Time 02:47
10/07/1944 – Attack Against Nucourt Twenty seven aircraft took off at dawn to attack Nucourt constructional works site, all aircraft bombing through 10/10th cloud, using navigational aids, but the raid appeared to be scattered. Slight opposition from A.A. fire was encountered.
Lancaster Mk.III PA967 AA-D
P/O Keith Owen Whitehouse, RNZAF NZ428899 – Pilot. F/S Jack Thomas Miliner, RAAF AUS.426367 – Navigator. Sgt. Ray Steele Horsford, RAFVR 1387835 – Air Bomber. W/O Keat Dudding, RNZAF NZ415522 – Wireless Operator . Sgt. Bernard Leighton, RAFVR 2209941 – Flight Engineer. Sgt. Robert Charles Baker, RAFVR 1624103 – Mid Upper Gunner. F/S George Alfred Badge Taverner, RAAF AUS.429835 – Rear Gunner.
Take Off 04:30 – Landed 07:34 Flight Time 03:04
12/07/1944 – Attack Against Vaires
The same twenty five aircraft detailed earlier took off to attack the Vaires marshalling yard in daylight. All aircraft reached the target area, but only two identified the marshalling yard and bombed as ordered. The remaining crews abandoned their mission as instructed by the Master Bomber, and brought their bombs back to base, owing to 10/10ths cloud obscuring the target. Considerable heavy A.A. fire was encountered, but all aircraft returned safely.
Lancaster Mk.III PA967 AA-D
P/O Keith Owen Whitehouse, RNZAF NZ428899 – Pilot. F/S Jack Thomas Miliner, RAAF AUS.426367 – Navigator. Sgt. Ray Steele Horsford, RAFVR 1387835 – Air Bomber. W/O Keat Dudding, RNZAF NZ415522 – Wireless Operator . Sgt. Bernard Leighton, RAFVR 2209941 – Flight Engineer. Sgt. Robert Charles Baker, RAFVR 1624103 – Mid Upper Gunner. F/S George Alfred Badge Taverner, RAAF AUS.429835 – Rear Gunner.
Take Off 18:20 – Landed 22:10 Flight Time 03:50
23/07/1944 – Attack Against Kiel Twenty aircraft took off as detailed to attack Kiel, and all successfully bombed the target. A concentrated raid was reported and the glow of fires could be seen from the Danish west coast on return. A moderate A.A. barrage was met and two aircraft had combats with enemy fighters.
Lancaster Mk.III ND753 AA-G
P/O Keith Owen Whitehouse, RNZAF NZ428899 – Pilot. F/S Jack Thomas Miliner, RAAF AUS.426367 – Navigator. F/S Ray Steele Horsford, RAFVR 1387835 – Air Bomber. W/O Keat Dudding, RNZAF NZ415522 – Wireless Operator . Sgt. Bernard Leighton, RAFVR 2209941 – Flight Engineer. Sgt. Robert Charles Baker, RAFVR 1624103 – Mid Upper Gunner. F/S George Alfred Badge Taverner, RAAF AUS.429835 – Rear Gunner.
Take Off 22:50 – Landed 04:05 Flight Time 05:15
24/07/1944 – Attack Against Stuttgart Twenty one aircraft took off as detailed to attack Stuttgart. Eighteen aircraft bombed the target with the aid of markers, but the raid appeared to be scattered. One aircraft returned early with engine trouble. Intense A.A. fire was encountered over the target, and fighters were fairly active, two aircraft having combats. Two aircraft failed to return, these were captained by NZ415216 P/O. J. McRae & NZ428800 P/O. K. Whitehou
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Lancaster Mk.I HK568 AA-K
P/O Keith Owen Whitehouse, RNZAF NZ428899 – Pilot. F/S Jack Thomas Miliner, RAAF AUS.426367 – Navigator. F/S Ray Steele Horsford, RAFVR 1387835 – Air Bomber. W/O Keat Dudding, RNZAF NZ415522 – Wireless Operator . Sgt. Bernard Leighton, RAFVR 2209941 – Flight Engineer. Sgt. Robert Charles Baker, RAFVR 1624103 – Mid Upper Gunner. F/S George Alfred Badge Taverner, RAAF AUS.429835 – Rear Gunner.
Take Off 21:50 – Landed missing Flight Time – Missing
Lancaster Mk.I HK568 AA-K was brought down at 02.10hrs by an enemy fighter near the French/German border, on the northern outskirts of Strasbourg. All crew members were killed. They are buried in a collective grave in the French National Cemetery, at Chronenbourg.
F/O Keith Owen Whitehouse, RNZAF NZ428800 – Pilot. Killed age 23. Son Of Harold Owen Whitehouse And Fanny Whitehouse, Of Khandallah, Wellington, New Zealand. Buried Cronenbourg French National (Mixed) Cemetery, Strasbourg, France.. Grave location – L. 9. Coll. Grave 5-11.
P/O Jack Thomas Milliner, RAAF AUS.426367 – Navigator. Killed age 22. Son Of James White Miller And Of Ida Miller (Nee Campbell), Of Broad Bay, Otago, New Zealand. Buried Cronenbourg French National (Mixed) Cemetery, Strasbourg, France.. Grave location – L. 9. Coll. grave 5-11. ‘He gave his life For us to live Greater gift No man can give’
F/S Ray Steele Horsford, RAFVR 1387835 – Air Bomber. Killed age 28. Son of Ray Steele Horsford and Lilian Primrose Horsford, of Sittingbourne, Kent; Husband of Doris Ada Horsford, of Sittingbourne. Buried Cronenbourg French National (Mixed) Cemetery, Strasbourg, France..
Grave location – L. 9. Coll. grave 5-11. ‘Golden memories Silently kept Of one we loved’
W/O Keat Dudding, RNZAF NZ415522 – Wireless Operator. Killed age 25. Son of Charles Henry and Zoe Fanny Dudding, of Whangarei, Auckland, New Zealand. Buried Cronenbourg French National (Mixed) Cemetery, Strasbourg, France.. Grave location – L. 9. Coll. grave 5-11.
Sgt. Bernard Leighton, RAFVR 2209941 – Flight Engineer. Killed age 34. Son Of James And Frances Leighton, Of Manchester; Husband Of Winifred Dorothy Leighton, Of Rusholme, Manchester. Buried Cronenbourg French National (Mixed) Cemetery, Strasbourg, France.. Grave location – L. 9. Coll. grave 5-11. ‘Till we meet again’
Sgt. Robert Charles Baker, RAFVR 1624103 – Mid Upper Gunner. Killed age 21. Buried Cronenbourg French National (Mixed) Cemetery, Strasbourg, France.. Grave location – L. 9. Coll. grave 5-11.
F/S George Alfred Badge Taverner, RAAF AUS.429835 – Rear Gunner. Killed age 21. Son of George Alfred and Winifred Bessie Taverner, of Torrens Vale, South Australia. Buried Cronenbourg French National (Mixed) Cemetery, Strasbourg, France.. Grave location – L. 9. Coll. grave 5-1 1. ‘Duty nobly done. Fragrent memories. Longed for always’
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Lancaster Mk.I HK568 AA-K
On the night of July 24 to 25, 1944 , an English Avro Lancaster bomber crashed in the middle of the forest. The seven crew members are buried at the Cronenbourg War Cemetery
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Cronenbourg French National Cemetery in du Nas-Rhin, Alsace France.
RECORD OF NEW ZEALANDERS WHO HAVE DIED WHILE
SERVING WITH THE RNZAF AND ALLIED AIR SERVICES SINCE 1915
Volume two: fates 1943 – 1998
FOR YOUR TOMORROW
By Errol W Martyn
Fri 18 Dec 1942
New Zealand
Dual Flying Training
1 Service Flying Training School (ITS), RNZAF (Wigram)
Oxford I NZ1324 – in the morning collided with another of the same school’s Oxford Is (NZ1286) at 100 feet above the airfield at Norwood, about 15 miles WSW of Wigram, crashed and caught fire. Both of NZ1324’s crew died, the instructor being buried at Midhurst and the pupil at Kaikoura. Two anonymous members of the Fire Section were later commended for their efforts in extricating the pilot’s bodies from the burning wreckage. LAC KO Whitehouse, flying solo in NZ1286, made a successful crash landing and escaped with slight injuries.
Pilot Instr: NZ40972 Fg Off Cyril Griffith William HENDERSON, RNZAF – Age 26. 1639hrs.
Pupil Pilot: NZ428813 LAC Eric Mark BROADHURST, RNZAF – Age 22
Whitehouse died on 25 July 1944, while flying with 75 (NZ) Sqn, RAF
A RECORD OF NEW ZEALANDERS WHO HAVE DIED WHILE
SERVING WITH THE RNZAF AND ALLIED AIR SERVICES SINCE 1915
Volume two: fates 1943 – 1998
FOR YOUR TOMORROW
By Errol W Martyn
Mon 24/Tue 25 Jul 1944
BOMBER COMMAND
75 (NZ) Squadron, RAF (Mepal, Cambridgeshire – 3 Group)
Lancaster I HK568/K – took off at 2151 on same raid as the above and brought down close to the French-German border, crashing in the forest of Robertsau on the northern outskirts of Strasbourg, at 0210. The seven crew are buried in a collective grave in the city’s western suburb of Cronenbourg, in the French National Cemetery.
Captain: NZ428800 Fg Off Keith Owen WHITEHOUSE, RNZAF – Age 23. 547hrs. 27th op.
Wireless Op: NZ415522 Wt Off Keat DUDDING, RNZAF – Age 25. 468hrs. 25th op.
Whitehouse, it will be recalled, was the sole survivor of the mid-air collision on 18 December 1942 at 1 SFTS, RNZAF, in which CGW Henderson and EM Broadhurst lost their lives.
Some of Dudding’s ops had been undertaken with 464 Sqn, RAAF, prior to his posting to 75, but the number flown with each is unknown
----------------------------------------------- Mk.III PA967 AA-D
F/S Keith Owen Whitehouse, RNZAF NZ428899 – Pilot. F/S Jack Thomas Miliner, RAAF AUS.426367 – Navigator. Sgt. Ray Steele Horsford, RAFVR 1387835 – Air Bomber. W/O Keat Dudding, RNZAF NZ415522 – Wireless Operator . Sgt. Bernard Leighton, RAFVR 2209941 – Flight Engineer. Sgt. Robert Charles Baker, RAFVR 1624103 – Mid Upper Gunner. F/S George Alfred Badge Taverner, RAAF AUS.429835 – Rear Gunner.
Take Off 23:50 – Landed 03:03 Flight Time 03:13
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