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Oliver Beard |
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Name : Oliver Beard Died : 4th July 1943 Service Number : 1379617 |
Killed aged 21 on 4th July 1943 when his Stirling BK718 WP-M of No.90 Sqn was shot down and crashed near Cologne. He is buried in Overloon War Cemetery. Son of John Oliver Beard and Margaret Beard, of Rock Ferry, Cheshire. |
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Squadron | Rank | Start of Service | End of Service | Known Dates | Aircraft | Airframes | Notes |
Sergeant | unknown | 4th July 1943 | Killed in Action | ||||
Hugh Murray
Robert Charles Platt
Geoffrey Charles Smith
Oliver Beard
Andrew Patrick Gilmour
Robert Freeland
I H Norris
04-07-1943 - Shot down near Cologne. Six of seven crew killed. Rear gunner baled out and was taken prisoner. Crew : Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Robert Platt, Flight Engineer : Sergeant Hugh Murray, Navigator : Pilot Officer Andrew Gilmour, Wireless Operator : Sergeant Oliver Beard, Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Robert Freeland, Gunner : Pilot Officer Geoffrey Smith, Rear Gunner : Sergeant I H Norris.
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Stirling 
Manufacturer : Short Production Began : 1939 Number Built : 2381 | Stirling The Royal Air Force's first four engined monoplane Bomber, the Short Stirling first flew in May 1939 and entered front line service in August 1940 with no. 7 squadron. Due to its poor operational ceiling the aircraft sustained heavy losses and by mid 1942 the Stirling was beginning to be replaced by the Lancaster. Improved versions of the Short Stirling were built for Glider towing, paratroopers and heavy transport. also from 1943 many of the Stirling's were used for mine laying. A total of 2381 Stirling's were built for the Royal air Force and from this total 641 Stirling bombers were lost to enemy action. Crew 7 or 8: Speed: 260 mph (MK1) 275mph (MKIII) and 280mph (MKV)Service ceiling 17,000 feet Range: 2330 miles. (MK1) 2010 miles (MKIII) and 3,000 miles (MKV) Armament: two .303 Vickers machine guns. in nose turret, two .303 in browning machine guns in dorsal turret , Four .303 Browning machine guns in tail turret. Bomb Load 14,000 Lbs Engines: four 1150 Hp Bristol Hercules II (MK1) four 1650 hp Bristol Hercules XVI (MK111 and MKV) | |
| Squadrons for : Oliver Beard | ||
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No.90 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 8th October 1917 Fate : Disbanded 1st March 1965 Celer - Swift | No.90 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
First created : 16:00, August 21, 2013
Created by : kc
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