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Narrative: Took off from RAF Ludford Magna at 23:38 hrs. The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Rudolf Frank of the 3./NJG 3, who was flying Bf 110 G-4 D5+HL from Vechta airfield in Germany. The Lanc crashed at Boerakker, 17 km WSW of Groningen, Holland. It is reported that Sgt Waight died from a broken neck, his body being found at Noordwijk, where he now lies in the Protestant Cemetery. WO Laurens, whose immediate DFM was published on 25 January 1944, was a most resolute bomber pilot who had been involved in at least seven attacks on Berlin. Along with Sgt Bolt, he rests in Leek (Tolbert) Protestant Cemetery.
Crew:- Pilot : Pilot Officer John Laurens DFM RAFVR 171908 (NCO:657916 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 21 March, 1944) [Killed] Flight Engineer : Sergeant William Alexander George Kibble RAF 1802466 [PoW] Navigator : Flight Sergeant Leslie Burton RAF 1451691 [PoW] Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Ronald Norman Aitken RAF 1509571 [PoW] Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Pilot Officer Cassian Henry Waight RAFVR 172841 (NCO:1396398 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 11 April, 1944) [Killed] Special Equipment Operator : Flight Sergeant James Arthur Davies RAF 1651898 [PoW] Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Albert Edward Roystone RAF 647141 [PoW] Rear Gunner : Sergeant William Frederick Donald Bolt RAFVR 1587851 [Killed]