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Flight Sergeant

Thomas Jack Walker

Service number 969796
Military unit 207 Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address Unknown
Date of birth
Date of death 12 Mar 1943 (24 years old)
Place of birth Unknown
Employment, education or hobbies Unknown
Family history

Son of John Farquhar Walker and Elizabeth Walker, of Prestwick, Ayrshire.

Military history

REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 30. A. 3.

Essen

Lancaster I ED604 took off 19.23 12th Mar 1943 from Langar. Crashed near Bottrop where all were buried in the Parkfriedhof. No survivors. Fatalities: ME Doble (P), A Garden (FE), B Clitheroe (N), AH Linklater (W/Op), BL Litolf (BA), TJ Walker (AG), RS Carr (AG).

456 crews, 95 from 5 Group attacked Essen, the centre of enemy arms production, on March 12th 1943. Bombing conditions were excellent and post-raid reports suggested that substantial damage, particularly on the Krupps works, was caused. ED604, with an experienced crew, probably bombed before crashing.

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