[Larry]

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Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War Vol 3 - 1942 by WR Chorley (Midland Counties Publications) ISBN 0 904597 89 X was first published in 1994 and is still available today from publishers and online book shops. I've just realised that was 17 years ago but seems like yesterday!

As for the crew of BB214 the above book lists the following as the crew and the order they are in denotes their role, with pilot first and air gunners last. Interestingly a P/O and F/Sgt were in the crew but never out ranked the Sgt Skipper in the air!

Sgt HG Dryhurst - POW
Sgt JW Platt - Killed in Action
Sgt AA Roberts RAAF - POW
P/O VMM Morrison RCAF - KIA
F/S JJ Carey RCAF - KIA
Sgt BF Hughes RNZAF - POW
Sgt JL MacLachlan- KIA

Those who died are buried in Rheinburg War Cemetry but Platt and Carey were never found so are commemorated at Runnymede Memorial.

Take off from Elsham Wolds was 2037 hrs on 28th August on an op to Nurmberg.

NB - my father in law later fought with the RAF Regt in Burma and hated every moment and luckily he did survive till old age