Personnel Index - Detail

Name
SANDERSON
First Names
John Thomas
Rank
Sgt
Service
RAF
Service Number
1621826
Crew Position
Bomb Aimer
PoW Camp(s)
-
Age
21
Date of Death
07/01/1945
Cemetery

 


Photographed by Malcolm Brooke

7/8 January, 1945; MUNICH:

Bomber Command departed from its recent Army support operations to deliver Munich's final major raid of the war. An area attack was to be carried out by 645 Lancasters led by 9 Mosquitoes.
The squadron's aircraft had arrived over Munich around 20.30hrs
Flak and fighters had been active - a total of 15 Lancasters with their crews failed to return.
These losses included V-Victor from 49 Squadron: Sadly F/O Alec Bolter (PB586) and crew all perished when their aircraft came down in France.
W/O 'Dusty' Miller RAAF, a spare W/AG on the squadron, was flying with the Bolter crew this night. 
Their graves are in Villeneuve-St.Georges Cemetery near Seine-et-Oise. 

PB586 (EA-V)
F/O A.J. Bolter Pilot (Killed)
Sgt J. Court F/E (Killed)
Sgt T.E. Walker NAV (Killed)
W/O F.C. Miller RAAF W/AG (Killed)
Sgt C.L. Atkins A/G (Killed)
Sgt J.T. Sanderson A/B (Killed)
Sgt A.F. Butcher A/G (Killed)

Crew on their 4th operation