{"id":49893,"date":"2018-04-25T17:08:19","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T15:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/39-45.auzeau.fr\/39-45\/france\/14-calvados\/14-douvres-la-delivrance-war-cemetery-4-2\/"},"modified":"2018-06-14T08:00:13","modified_gmt":"2018-06-14T06:00:13","slug":"14-douvres-la-delivrance-war-cemetery-5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.auzeau.fr\/39-45\/france\/14-calvados\/14-douvres-la-delivrance-war-cemetery-5\/","title":{"rendered":"14 – Douvres-la-D\u00e9livrance War Cemetery"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mosquito ML964 GB-J<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n		105 Sqn
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Date : <\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a007 juillet 1944
\n<\/em><\/td>\n		Mission : <\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Marquage des cibles \u00e0 Caen (14) pour les bombardiers
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<\/td>\n<\/td>\nD\u00e9collage :<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Bourn \u00e0 19:46<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\nCauses de la perte :<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Abattu par un chasseur de nuit<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\nLieu de la perte :
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		\u00a0Vers Caen (14)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nSqn Ldr<\/span><\/td>\nWilliam Walter<\/td>\nBLESSING<\/strong><\/td>\nPil<\/span><\/td>\nRAAF<\/span><\/td>\n404648<\/td>\nKIA<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\"Medaille\u00a0\"Medaille<\/span><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nPlt Off<\/span><\/td>\nDouglas Thomas<\/td>\nBURKE<\/strong><\/td>\nNav<\/span><\/td>\nRAFVR<\/span><\/td>\n170864<\/td>\nEVA<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0\u00c9vacue l’appareil en parachute<\/span>
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Distinguished Flying Cross.
\nActing Flight Lieutenant William Walter BLESSING (Aus.404648), Royal Australian Air Force, No. 105 Squadron.
\nIn March, 1943, this officer flew the leading aircraft of a bomber force detailed to undertake a low level attack on the railway workshops at Paderborn. The operation, involving a deep penetration into Germany in daylight, demanded a high degree of efficiency. That the sortie was executed exactly as planned and success achieved was largely attributable to Flight Lieutenant Blessing’s fine leadership and great skill. This officer has taken part in 17 sorties, all of them in daylight, invariably displaying great determination and efficiency. On two occasions he has flown his badly damaged aircraft back to base.
\nSECOND SUPPLEMENT TOT THE LONDON GAZETTE of FRIDAY, the 2nd of APRIL, 1943<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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