Flight Sergeant Dudley Raymond BEINKE (406136) of the Royal Australian Air Force

Circumstances of Death: Lost in aircraft Wellington IV Z1344
IBCC

Death of Death 1942-06-02 Age : 21 years.

Served in 460 Sqdn

Burial/Commemoration Details : Row B. Grave 27. at Flushing (Vlissingen) Northern, Netherlands (Map)

More Details: SON OF THEODOR EMIL AND MARIE ANTONIA BEINKE, OF PROSPECT, SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

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Citation	AIR81 Casualty File Description	Link
AIR81/14765	Sergeant W D Cheese (RAAF): died of wounds; Flight Sergeant T L Watkins (RAAF), Sergeant D R Beinke (RAAF): killed; Flight Lieutenant A J Holland, Sergeant C S Douglas (RAAF), Sergeant A P D Dansey (RAAF): prisoners of war; Wellington Z1344, 460 Squadron, aircraft failed to return from an operational flight over Essen, Germany, 2 June 1942.	C17386264
AIR81/14787	Sergeant D G Butterworth (RAAF): prisoner of war; Pilot Officer J W Keene (RAAF), Sergeant R F Waldon (RAAF), Sergeant R J Biglands (RAAF), Sergeant W Kendall: killed; Wellington Z1344, 460 Squadron, aircraft failed to return from an operational flight over Essen, Germany, 3 June 1942.	C17386286

Date: 02 Jun 42 Aircraft: Wellington IV Z1344 Unit 460 Sqdn Airfield /Crash Location , Zeeland (River Scheldt)
Details	Took off 2321 1 June 1942 from Breighton. Crashed in the mouth of the River Schelde.
Source	Henk Welting's Database
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Recorded in CWGC

Rank	Name, Number, Trade & Details	Date	Unit	Country	Cemetery/Memorial & Loc Ref
Flight Sergeant	Dudley Raymond BEINKE (406136) Wellington IV Z1344 IBCC	1942-06-02	460 Sqdn AIR27	Netherlands	Flushing (Vlissingen) Northern
Sergeant	William Desmond CHEESE (408046) Wellington IV Z1344 IBCC	1942-07-20		Netherlands	Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery
Flight Sergeant	Thomas Lincoln WATKINS (407308) Wellington IV Z1344 IBCC	1942-06-02	460 Sqdn AIR27	Netherlands	Flushing (Vlissingen) Northern

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