Flt Lt Fred Hill, DFC, Bomber Command, pilot, 87 operational missions
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Re: Flt Lt Fred Hill, DFC, Bomber Command, pilot, 87 operational missions
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Lincolnshire's Lancaster Association 5d · Lincolnshire’s Lancaster Association would like to send its condolences to the family and friends of Fred Hill who has died at the age of 101. Fred was a pilot who flew 34 operations between August 1941 and March 1942 with 49 Squadron flying Handley Page Hampdens. After a period as an instructor, Fred volunteered to fly Mosquitoes. He joined 692 Squadron of No. 8 (Pathfinder Force) Group based at RAF Graveley. Fred flew a further 55 Light Night Striking Force (LNSF) operations, 22 of which were to Berlin. His squadron was the first to be equipped with Mosquito B.IV and B.XVI aircraft which had a modified bomb bay to accommodate a single 4,000 lb “cookie” bomb. Blue skies, Fred https://www.49squadron.co.uk/personn.../detail/Hill_F https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily...82127820743551 https://www.efhl.co.uk/fred-hill/ https://www.sidmouthherald.co.uk/new...d-air-display/ |
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