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The C. Popplewell crew standing in front of Halifax V  EB-220  WL-B of 434 Squadron.

This crew failed to return from an attack on Bochum on the night of September 29/30, 1943
while flying Halifax V LK-634 coded WL-T. Five of the crew were killed and two taken as POWs.

Left to right: F/O C. Popplewell, RCAF, P/O C. Kirk, RCAF–POW, Sgt. R. Earl, RAF–POW,
F/Sgt. R. Zahl, RAF, F/Sgt. W. Bailey, RCAF, Sgt. T. Davies, RAF, Sgt. N. Harris, RAF.

Photo Graciously Supplied by Brent Hamre