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  • Collection: Townsley, Henry

PTownsleyH1801.jpg
Drawing of a Lancaster with names of crew (including Sgt Townsley) on bombs falling from bomb bay. Clouds in background and signatures on bottom. Annotated 'Lorient 13/14/2/43, 97 Squadron'.

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MTownsleyH994575-180615-02.pdf
While on 97 Squadron, lists 55 operations over two tours from January 1943 to September 1944, with date, pilot, aircraft and target. Goes on to mention award of DFM and lists aircraft flown with their history. His pilots on operations were Pilot…

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MTownsleyH994575-180615-010001.jpg
Written accounts of various incidents: 30 January 1943: bombing of Hamburg.20-23 June 1943: operations to Friedrichshaven and Spezia.6 November 1943, 13t November 1943: crashes.8 September 1944, mid-air collision.

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ATownsleyH180314.mp3
Henry Townsley was born near Workington, left school aged 14 and started work as an apprentice vehicle fitter. After a spell as a junior engineer in the Merchant Navy, in April 1940 he volunteered for the RAF, rather than the Navy as he suffered from…

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