Accession Number | P12382.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Portrait of 414549 Flight Sergeant Noel Oliver Boyd Flitcroft, No. 460 Squadron. Flight Sergeant ...
Description
Portrait of 414549 Flight Sergeant Noel Oliver Boyd Flitcroft, No. 460 Squadron. Flight Sergeant Flitcroft served as an air gunner with No. 460 Squadron, based in the United Kingdom. On 17 June 1943, Flight Sergeant Flitcroft’s crew successfully carried out a bombing operation on Cologne, Germany. However their Lancaster aircraft sustained heavy damage during the operation. The aircraft crashed at Elsham Wilds, Lincolnshire, while flying back to their home base, and all members of the crew were killed. Flight Sergeant Flitcroft was buried at Brigg Cemetery, Lincolnshire.
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