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W/O. Reginald Gordon Evans
Royal Air Force 426 (Thunderbird) Squadron
from:Plymouth
(d.25th April 1945)
At 14.32hrs Halifax NP820 set off from Linton on Ouse with 7 crew, on mission to destroy coastal artillery batteries on Wangerooge, one of the Frisian Islands. The plane collided with Halifax NP796 in the target area. All 14 crew from both planes lost their lives. In total 7 aircraft were lost, 6 due to collisions. Warrant Officer Reginald Gordon Evans died aboard NP820 on 25th April 1945 age 22.