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WWII In Memoriam / 31 October 1942 Plt.Off. 'Harry' Collings RAFVR, aged 22, 107 Squadron
« on: Monday 12 January 15 23:46 GMT (UK) »
Pilot Officer Henry Philemon 'Harry' Collings was born 1920 Tongwynlais, Glamorgan, the only son of Robert and Clara Collings. He volunteered for the RAF and trained as pilot in the United States.
His 107 Squadron Boston III flew out from Great Massingham on 31 October 1942 to attack a power station on the Franco-Belgian border. Attacked and shot down by a Fw 190, none of the four crew survived. They are buried at the Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Belgium. 'Harry' is commemorated on the Whitchurch War Memorial.
[I am not a relative. 'Harry' and his sister were the kids-next-door as my late mother grew up. The photograph is one from my grandmother's collection.]
His 107 Squadron Boston III flew out from Great Massingham on 31 October 1942 to attack a power station on the Franco-Belgian border. Attacked and shot down by a Fw 190, none of the four crew survived. They are buried at the Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Belgium. 'Harry' is commemorated on the Whitchurch War Memorial.
[I am not a relative. 'Harry' and his sister were the kids-next-door as my late mother grew up. The photograph is one from my grandmother's collection.]