Photo: Dorothy Hall
Photo: Dorothy Hall
Sgt. Harrison was serving with 514 Squadron. He was a crew member of Lancaster II DS785 JI-D which took off from Waterbeach on a mission to Schweinfurt. All the crew died.
The night of 24-25th February saw the loss of 35 aircraft on the same mission. The crews of 17 died; the rest were either wounded or were taken prisoner.
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War: 1944; W.R. Chorley; 1997; Midland Counties Publications; ISBN 0 904597 91 1
Robert Harrison is remembered at Birtley on B127.08
