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Austin Vaughan Maxwell

One of FIVE 102 squadron crews lost this night, the others being:

MZ292 DY-C Piloted by Fl/Sgt. James Kelso
MZ642 DY-U Piloted by Sgt. Adam Barr.
MZ301 DY-M Piloted by Sq/Ldr. David Fisher D.F.C. D.F.M.
LW192 DY-H Piloted by Eric Braddock.

MZ652 - DY-Z - 16/06/1944 - Sterkrade

F/O Austin Vaughan Maxwell - R.C.A.F - Pilot - (C.W.G.C.)
F/O William John Henry Rushforth - R.C.A.F - Nav - Aged 34 - (C.W.G.C.)
Sgt Ronald William Peel - B/A - Aged 21 - (C.W.G.C.)
Sgt Percy Stamper - WOp - Aged 23 - (C.W.G.C.)
Sgt Norman William Amstein - R.C.A.F - A/G - Aged 20 - (C.W.G.C.)
Sgt Leslie William Joseph McKenna - R.C.A.F - A/G - Aged 18 - (C.W.G.C.)
Sgt Ernest Oswald Walker - F/E/ - Aged 20 - (C.W.G.C.)

 They are all buried in the Riechswald Forest War Cemetery.

Sgt L.W.J. McKenna was only 18 years old and as such, was amongst the youngest Canadians killed on Bomber Command operations in 1944. 

Ernie Walker's Cousin Kenny is helping us to build a page for him, more to come soon