DOWNING, George Neville
| Service Number: | 1027411 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Born: | 1922, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Ramsgate, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Averbock, Belgium, 4 July 1943 |
| Cemetery: |
Heverlee War Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium Coll Grave 6 D 1-20 |
| Memorials: | International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Royal Air Force , Sergeant, 1027411, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Downing, and of Jennie Downing, of Ramsgate, New South Wales, Australia.
Vickers Wellington X HE980 ZO- 196 Squadron
Cologne- region on the east bank of the Rhine where most of the industry was located. 653 aircraft, 30 losses (4.6%). Accurate ground marking by Oboe equipped Mosquitoes leading to another very significant blow to this Ruhr city. 20 industrial and 2200 homes completely destroyed and 588 people killed. A further 72000 people were bombed out. This was the first time the 'Wild Boar' technique had been used, in which the flak height was limited to allow night-fighters to fly over the main force and pick out aircraft in silhouette against the fires below.
Crashed at Averbock, Belgium
YOU LEFT A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY. TO US WHO LOVED AND LOST YOU IT WILL NEVER GROW OLD