| 23rd / 24th January 1943 | crew |
 RNZAF |
Short Stirling Mk.1 |
R9248 AA-H |
 No. 75 Sqn Newmarket |
Mission to bomb U-boat pens in Lorient | Combat - hit by anti aircraft fire on return from bombing raid. All control surfaces on Port wing shot away. | Saint-Thégonnec Finistère, 11 km SE of Morlaix. France | ||||
 Sgt Robert Miln Kidd RNZAF (1207) |
pilot |
bailed out |
Evaded | |||||||||
| Sgt Gilbert Frank Mitchell RAFVR (1479975) | Flight Engineer | KIA | ||||||||||
| Sgt James William Schofield RAFVR (1088089) | Navigator | KIA | ||||||||||
| Sgt Bernard Torrance RAFVR (1319178) | Upper Gunner | KIA | ||||||||||
| Sgt Eric Berry RAFVR (1380078) | Wireless Operator / Air Gunner | KIA | ||||||||||
| Sgt Peter Douglas Fowler RAFVR (1320278) | Bomb Aimer | KIA | ||||||||||
| Sgt James Edward Brewster RAFVR (1035972) | Rear Gunner | KIA | ||||||||||
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The following links where sent by Bob Kidd, Robert's son.
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