LEST WE FORGET
Air Operations (No. 464 Squadron Mosquito aircraft HR187), France, 6 October 1944
Mosquito HR187 took off from RAF Thorney Island at 2154 hours on the night of 6/7th October 1944, being part of a squadron force of 13 aircraft detailed to carry out night intruder operation in Northern France. HR187 failed to return from the mission. It was later learned that both the crew had been killed when the aircraft crashed at Lille/Vendeville, France, and are buried in the Lille Southern Cemetery.
The crew members of HR187 were:
Flying Officer Robert Brandwood Burrows (145033) (RAFVR) (Navigator)
Flight Lieutenant John Farrally (108623) (RAFVR) (Pilot)
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Bibliography:
Lax, M. (Mark) and Leon Kane-Maguire The Gestapo Hunters: 464 Squadron RAAF 1942-5, Banner Books Maryborough QLD 4650, 1999
Vincent, D. (David) Mosquito Monograph: A history of Mosquitoes in Australia and RAAF operations, David Vincent Highbury SA 5089, 1982