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229395 Sgt. Joseph Black Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 514 Sqdn. from:Newcastle-upon-Tyne (d.16th June 1944) We have today acquired some papers and photographs of a Sergeant Joseph Black (Flt Eng) who is buried at Rieux Communal Cemetary together with 11 others who were lost the same day. All 12 died on 16th June 1944. 514 Sqdn Lancaster II LL690 JI-J took off at 2314 from Waterbeach. Believed to have fallen victim to a night-fighter, coming down between Iwuy (Nord) and Rieux-en-Cambresis two small villages 9km NE and ENE respectively of Cambrai. Five lie in Rieux Communal Cemetery while F/S Hutt rests at Iwuy Communal Cemetery. Sgt Bloom is commemorated on panel 235 of Runnymede Memorial. The crew: F/O E.A. Kingham Sgt J. Black F/S F.A. Spencer Sgt B. Bloom Sgt F.N. Ansell Sgt D.G. Davis RCAF Also lost from 514 Squadron on this raid was Lancaster II DS816-JI-O. Crew:F/S C.F. Prowles, Sgt H.A. Osborn, F/O A.H.Morrison, F/S R.B. Spenser, Sgt R. Surtees, Sgt. J. Porelli and Sgt. A.A.Holmes. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.