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RAF Lakenheath 31st Jan 1942 Poor Conditions 6th April 1942 Squadron makes short move 16th April 1942 Shot down in Belgium 6th June 1942 Two Stirlings lost 29th Aug 1942 149 Squadron Stirling lost 17th September 1942 Shot down in France 29th November 1942 VC awarded 3rd January 1943 Killed in bad landing 6th January 1944 Stirling attacked by night fighter 2nd Mar 1943 149 Squadron Stirling lost 1st May 1943 Safe after abandoning their aircraft 4th May 1943 Shot down over Friesland 14th May 1943 Stirling shot down 29th June 1943 Shot down over Belgium 17th June 1943 Prepartions for heavy bombers 20th June 1943 Relocation 23rd June 1943 Shot down over Holland 4th July 1943 Shot down over Belgium 17th July 1943 First flights in new aircraft 27th July 1943 Air-sea search 30th July 1943 Minelaying 7th August 1943 Motorcycle accident 10th August 1943 Bombing operation 16th August 1943 Bomber to Turin 24th August 1943 Two Stirlings lost 27th August 1943 Two Stirlings lost 30th August 1943 Experienced crew shot down 31st August 1943 International crew 2nd September 1943 Minelaying 5th September 1943 Three Stirling lost 22 September 1943  Crash landing 24th September 1943 Crashed on landing 27th September 1943 Off target 22nd October 1943 Road accident 4th November 1943 Lost without trace 19th November 1943 Flak damage 1st December 1943 Shot down over Denmark 4th December 1943 Minelaying 16th December 1943 Failed electrics 22nd December 1943 Engine failure 4th January 1944 Bombing sortie 21st January 1944 Wall of Flak 21st January 1944 Flak over London 28th January 1944 Shot down by night fighter 4th February 1944 Special Operations 6th February 1944 Lost on Special Duties 10th February 1944 Crashed on take off 13th February 1944 Friendly fire over London 15th February 1944 Crashed in France 19th February 1944 Minelaying 3rd March 1944 Shot down on SOE operation 5th March 1944 Conspicuous Gallantry Medal 11th March 1944 Stirling lost minelaying 15th March 1944 Mixed duties 5th April 1944 Attacked by unidentified aircraft 9th April 1944 Crashed after long mission 10th April 1944 Lost on SOE Mission 11th April 1944 Hit by Flak over France 29th April 1944 No one hurt in crash landing 1st May 1944 New role 15th May 1944 Move 23rd March 1945 Attack on Wesel 9th April 1945  Attack on Kiel If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Those known to have served at RAF Lakenheath during the Second World War 1939-1945. Dowse . Grainger Lawrence. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 25 years. If you would like to support us, a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting and admin or this site will vanish from the web. 19th Nov 2024 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 264989 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. Looking for help with Family History Research?   Please read our Family History FAQs The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII second 1939 1945 battalion Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Want to know more about RAF Lakenheath? There are:62 items tagged RAF Lakenheath available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. Lawrence "Larry" Grainger Does anyone know what happened to Larry/Lawrence Grainger? He was a bomb aimer in the Canadian Air Force in WWII, based for a time in either Lakenheath or Mildenhall. He had a beautiful girlfriend called Stella. Michelle Titchen Add to this record. Dowse Looking for Dowse from USAF Sculthorpe, Lakenheath or Mildenhall 1944/45 or anyone who remembers Elsie Moulton from King's Lynn, Norfolk. Vivienne Allen Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices. Links

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