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HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX MKII (REGISTRATION: V9976)
The plane crashed into the Blue Mountains under mysterious circumstances.

Agents on board flight were Franz Löschl, underground cover name Donner Franz; and Lorenz Mraz, underground cover names Moritz Lorenz and Hofstädter Lorenz.. These were Austrian Marxists who were veterans of the Spanish Civil War and agents of Stalin.
Agents were members of the OeFF(Oesterreichischen Freiheitsfront) in Moscow: Lorenz MRAZ (as Ing Rudolf HOFSTAEDTLER) and Franz LOESCHEL (as Maschinentechniker Franz MAYER). Both agents were also killed and buried with the crew.
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  1. RAF SPECIAL DUTIES Zygmuntowicz, Ryszard

    SURNAME Zygmuntowicz FORENAME Ryszard UNIT 138 Squadron (P.A.F.) RANK Flying Officer NUMBER P-0291 DATE OF DEATH 21st April 1942 AGE 26 GRAVESITE Durnbach War Cemetery,Germany Coll.grave 9.H.20-24 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION hometown Skarzysko Kamienna pilot SOE...

  2. RAF SPECIAL DUTIES Wojciechowski, Mieczyslaw

    SURNAMEWojciechowski FORENAMEMieczyslaw UNIT138 Squadron (P.A.F.) RANKSergeant NUMBERP-780095 DATE OF DEATH21st April 1942 AGE26 GRAVESITEDurnbach War Cemetery,Germany Coll.grave 9.H.20-24 ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONaircrew SOE Op.Whiskey,Austria Halifax V9976 flew into Blauberg...

  3. RAF SPECIAL DUTIES Wilmanski, Leon

    SURNAME Wilmanski FORENAME Leon UNIT 138 Squadron (P.A.F.) RANK Sergeant NUMBER P-781191 DATE OF DEATH 21st April 1942 AGE 28 GRAVESITE Durnbach War Cemetery,Germany Coll.grave 9.H.20-24 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 14.04.1914, Baldrzychow, Poland father Kazimierz...

  4. RAF SPECIAL DUTIES Voellnagel, Antoni Henryk

    SURNAMEVoellnagel FORENAMEAntoni Henryk UNIT138 Squadron (P.A.F.) RANKFlight Lieutenant NUMBERP-76802 DATE OF DEATH21st April 1942 AGE31 GRAVESITEDurnbach War Cemetery,Germany Coll.grave 9.H.20-24 ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONaircrew SOE Op.Whiskey,Austria Halifax V9976 flew into Blauberg...

  5. RAF SPECIAL DUTIES Madracki, Czeslaw

    SURNAMEMadracki FORENAMECzeslaw UNIT138 Squadron (P.A.F.) RANKSergeant NUMBERP-780118 DATE OF DEATH21st April 1942 AGE34 GRAVESITEDurnbach War Cemetery,Germany Coll.grave 9.H.20-24 ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONaircrew SOE Op.Whiskey,Austria Halifax V9976 flew into Blauberg...

  6. RAF SPECIAL DUTIES Karbowski, Bronislaw

    SURNAME Karbowski FORENAME Bronislaw UNIT 138 Squadron (P.A.F.) RANK Flight Sergeant NUMBER P-793737 DATE OF DEATH 21st April 1942 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Durnbach War Cemetery,Germany Coll.grave 9.H.20-24 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION aircrew SOE Op.Whiskey,Austria Halifax V9976 flew...

  7. RAF SPECIAL DUTIES Pulton, James Ansford

    SURNAMEPulton FORENAMEJames Ansford UNIT138 Squadron (R.A.F.V.R.) RANKFlying Officer NUMBER78688 DATE OF DEATH21st April 1942 AGE GRAVESITEDurnbach War Cemetery,Germany Coll.grave 9.H.20-24 ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONair gunner SOE Op.Whiskey,Austria Halifax V9976 flew into Blauberg...

  8. RAF SPECIAL DUTIES Farley, Walter Ronald (Wally)

    SURNAME Farley FORENAME Walter Ronald (Wally) UNIT 138 Squadron (R.A.F.) RANK Wing Commander NUMBER 29089 DATE OF DEATH 21st April 1942 AGE 38 GRAVESITE Durnbach War Cemetery,Germany Coll.grave 9.H.20-24 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Leatherhead,Surrey son of Thomas Alfred...
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