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RAF 156 squadron, Avro Lancaster MKIII # PB209, W.T. "Bill" Alsbury

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RAF 156 squadron, Avro Lancaster MKIII # PB209, W.T. "Bill" Alsbury
RAF 156 "Pathfinders" squadron, 1944 . Warrant Officer: Bill Alsbury, killed in action l 13-Aug-1944 over Wasserleisch, Germany.
Date & Place: in Germany
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Bill Alsbury
RAF 977330 WO William Thomas Alsbury, (Wireless Air Gunner) Aged 26, Son of Thomas Edward and Ethel Mary Alsbury, of Hungerford, Berkshire. "Lancaster PB209 was shot down at 0048 hrs over Wasserliesch (Trier-Saarburg) in the Rhineland by Major Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, the ‘greatest’ ace of all time (find him on Wikipedia). The plane was observed on fire, partially broke up presumably on impact. The Wasserliesch Fire Brigade extinguished forest fires and recovered the remains of 5 crew from the plane. The bodies of deceased Bill Alsbury and Robert Valencia were found about 500 yards away with burnt parachutes.
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