Wellington BJ670 115 Sqn

[cyflyer1]

Here's another crew I am looking into, maybe some family member might have a photo. Wellington III BJ670 KO-K, 115 Squadron, shot down 26/27 July 1942 on return leg from Hamburg. Main interest is Glafkos Clerides.

Sgt B B Feredey pow
Sgt G H Lindley 1381240 pow
Sgt Glafkos Clerides 924202 pow
Sgt Frank Skelley 1071281 KIA
Sgt K H Shoesmith RAAF 403655 KIA

[Resmoroh]

Andrew, Hi,

b. 10 Aug 1921
Can’t find him in TNA AIR 78/54/6 Images 245+/-
Sgt Beresford Baden Fereday pow
d. 31 Dec 1994 Reg Merthyr Tydfil B81a 067
https://www.airmen.dk/o888588.htm has some details (but Forenames apparently reversed?).

b. Q2 1910 LINDLEY George Henry (MMS not known) Reg Stockport 8a 87 (possibly – or)
b. Q4 1911 Lindley George H (MMS Lewis) Reg Sheffield 9c 997
End-Nov 1940(?) Enlisted 1381240 in Block 1375001-1400000 RAFVR Euston 01-Aug-40 to 30-Nov-41
1381240 Sgt (W/O) George Henry Lindley pow
d. ?? ??? ????

b. 24 Apr 1919
924202 Sgt Glafcos Clerides
1993 – 2003 President of Cyprus (!!!!!!!!!)
d. 15 Nov 2013

HTH
Peter Davies

[cyflyer1]

Hi Peter,
yes thats Clerides, ex President of Cyprus. The aircraft and most men ended up in the Nth Sea, but he landed by parachute in a cow field on land. He ended up at Stalag VIIIB, credited with numerous escape attempts. In an old interveiw I saw, he mentions how he stood up in the dark and surrendered to a German, before realising that it wasn't a German when the figure in the dark 'moo-ed' and walked away on four legs. Would love to find a photo of this crew.