Flt Lt Fred Hill, DFC, Bomber Command, pilot, 87 operational missions

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Lincolnshire's Lancaster Association
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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

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