G H BROWN, G CRANSTON, B FORSHAW, A T G JONES, W M

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Member Since: February 2004 Posts: 3,527 Send Message	Christine in Herts	Report	31 May 2005 08:07
	Thanks for the extra info, Brian. I don't know if my parish-friend knows that. Christine
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 5,064 Send Message	BrianW	Report	30 May 2005 23:55
	They were the crew of a Lancaster from 460 Squadron based at Binbrook, shot down by a night fighter. The target was Friedrichshaven. 460 lost 3 aircraft that night, 20 dead, 1 POW.
	Researching: Sherwood (Kent); Jesson (London); Worboys (Herts)
Member Since: February 2004 Posts: 3,527 Send Message	Christine in Herts	Report	30 May 2005 23:39
	G H BROWN, 1338347 Flt Sgt, Pilot, age 21 G CRANSTON, 1452911 Sgt, Navigator, B FORSHAW, 1038479 Sgt, Air Bomber, age 23 A T G JONES, 571686 Sgt, Flight Engineer, W MILNER, 617405 Sgt, Air Gunner S RENNIE, 1111502 Sgt, Air Gunner E G SNEYD, 1313128 Sgt, Wireless Operator / Air Gunner If anyone has these RAF names in their tree - they were shot down over Alsace and are buried in Appenwihr - we took photos, earlier this month, of the CWGC grave in the Church cemetery there. Sgt Jones was a cousin of one of our parishioners. There is a photo on the CWGC site, of course, along with the names. The grave is beautifully maintained, as one expects of a CWGC grave. If anyone does have a particular interest, I may be able to e-mail a copy of a relevant image. Christine