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| Name | ANDREWS |
| First names | William Henry Thomson |
| Rank | P/O |
| Service | RAF |
| Service number | 64905 |
| Crew position | Pilot |
| Age | 32 |
| Date of death | 10/03/42 |
| Cemetery | Reichswald Forest cemetery Kleve Germany |
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| 10/11 March, 1942; ESSEN:
The squadron contributed 11 Hampdens for an attack on 'Point
B' in Essen Old Town. Four aircraft failed to return from the raid, and 1 of these came from 49 squadron; P/O Bill Andrews (AT174) and crew were sadly all killed when E-Echo was brought down over Germany. The crew are buried along side each other in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, near Kleve. Hampden AT174 (EA-E) P/O W.H.T. Andrews Pilot (Killed) Sgt S.T. Drew W/AG (Killed) P/O J.B. Dunne A/OB (Killed) Sgt A.A. Gauld W/AG (Killed) |
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