K225 wrote:
Really apprecaite this site my cousin John Mulligan RCAF lost his life on 19 April 1944 when Stirling III EH 955 was shot down. Never had seen these amazing pictures of the crew.
May they rest in peace.
I see this is an old thread, but thought I'd add...... the pilot was HJ Murray who was my wife's uncle - or would have been had he survived the war.
I am in touch with John Macfarland in Belfast who was the navigator of the aircraft and one of three survivors, and the only one surviving now.
Incidently, the Stirling was shot down by Leutnant Bruno Heilig, one of two he got in 23 minutes that night.
He was killed along with his crew in January 1945 when attempting an emergency landing in a JU 88
If anyone has more info, or would like to see what I have please contact me.
Cheers
Mike
Timaru NZ