Horace Badge
Service number
155766
Military unit
207 Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
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Date of birth
Date of death
12 Jul 1943 (20 years old)
Place of birth
Unknown
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Family history
Son of Ernest and Florence Annie Badge, of Camelford, Cornwall.
Military history
Switzerland VEVEY (ST. MARTIN'S) CEMETERY Grave 89.
Turin
295 Lancasters from 1,5 & 8 Groups attacked Turin on this operation. 792 civilians were killed and 914 injured. Thirteen aircraft were lost returning from Milan, most shot down by enemy night fighters during a low level trip over the Brest peninsular. However, Lancaster I ED412 from Langar strayed into Swiss air space on the way home and was shot down by Swiss flak. It crashed into Mount Le Grammont above the village of Le Bouveret.
No survivors. Fatalities: H Badge (P), R Wood (FE), AC Jepps (N), D Scragg (W/Op), AC Wright (AB), ROC Brett (AG), JT Lloyd (AG).
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