PEMBROKE DOCK, WALES, 1943-10. THE CREW OF SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT (EK578) "E" OF NO 461 SQUADRON ...

PEMBROKE DOCK, WALES, 1943-10. THE CREW OF SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT (EK578) "E" OF NO 461 SQUADRON RAAF, WHO WERE SHOT DOWN OVER THE BAY OF BISCAY ON 1943-09-16 BY SIX JUNKERS 88 AIRCRAFT OF 5 GROUP KG40. THEY ARE PICTURED WITH THE LIFE RAFT FROM WHICH THEY WERE RESCUED, AFTER 17 HOURS IN THE OPEN SEA, BY HMS STARLING, HAVING BEEN FOUND BY AN AIRCRAFT OF NO. 210 (CATALINA) SQUADRON RAF, CAPTAINED BY JOHN CRUICKSHANK, LATER VC. REAR, FROM LEFT: SERGEANT (SGT) ALLAN N. (BUBBLES) PEARCE DFM (FITTER); FLIGHT LIEUTENANT (FLT/LT) D. MARROWS DSO, DFC (CAPTAIN); FLIGHT OFFICER I.V.R. PEATTY (SECOND PILOT). CENTRE, FROM LEFT: FLIGHT SERGEANT (FLT/SGT) D.C. SIDNEY (AIR GUNNER); PILOT OFFICER (P/O) W.G. DONE (NAVIGATOR); P/O P.C. LEIGH (FIRST PILOT); PETER T. JENSEN (FIRST WIRELESS OPERATOR); UNKNOWN. FRONT, FROM LEFT: FLT/SGT R.L. WEBSTER (SECOND WIRELESS OPERATOR); SGT J.T. ESHELBY (ENGINEER); SGT P.R. CRIDDLE (THIRD WIRELESS OPERATOR). THE UNKNOWN MAN WAS NOT A MEMBER OF THE CREW BUT WAS ASKED TO STAND IN FOR THE RIGGER, FRED (PIERRE) BAMBER WHO WAS WOUNDED AND IN HOSPITAL. (COPIED FROM 461 SQUADRON ALBUM) (FORMERLY Y001/03/03)