ID Req Sqd 40 RAF Foggia Main

[researcher111]

Mission impossible but who knows, maybe you are able
to ident the crew of this Wellington ready to depart
Foggia Main for an attack on Trevisto

BR
Alex K

[Col Bruggy]

Hello,

Possibly No.40 Squadron's final Wellington op to the Treviso marshalling yards on 13/14-3-1945.

Crews:

LP331 F/S W Brookfield
LP362 F/S M G Lihou (Maurice G. Lihou, author of Out of the Italian Night, see: p.155).
LP646 W/O J Webb
LP658 P/O J Burnett RAAF
LP718 Sgt D Argile
LP720 Sgt J Whitter

See:
Sweeping The Skies A History of 40 Squadron Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, 1916-56
Gunby,David
Bishop Auckland:The Pentland Press,1995
p.290

If so, then possibly; AUS417617 P/O (Pilot) John Frederick BURNETT RAAF.

Col.

[HGabor]

Col., do you know the letter codes of the following 40 Sq. Wellington Xs:

HF476
LN348
LN959
LP121
LP132
LP362
LP646
LP658
LP720

Thanks,
Gabor

[Col Bruggy]

Gabor,

Sorry, can't help with those serials/letters.

Col.

[researcher111]

Thanks Bruggy , checking n your feedback