DAMBUSTERS Astell, William (Bill)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Astell ​

• FORENAME

William (Bill) ​

• UNIT

617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R. ​

• RANK

Flight Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER

60283 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

17th May 1943 ​

• AGE

23 ​

• GRAVESITE

Reichswald Forest War Cemetery,Germany 21.D.13 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 1920 Manchester​

son of Godfrey Grant and Margery Helen Astell,Manchester​

RAFVR 1939​

20 FTS,Rhodesia 3.11.1940​

Pilot Officer 3.11.1940​

70 OTU 3.11.1940​

148 Squadron 30.1.1941​

Flying Officer 3.11.1941​

award DFC (14.8.1942)​

1654 CU 4.10.1942​

Flight Lt 3.11.1942​

1485 TT&GF 3.12.1942​

57 Squadron 26.1.1943​

617 Squadron 25.3.1943​

pilot​

Lancaster ED864​

Op.Chastise (Mohne Dam)​

flew into high tension cables and crashed 0015 hours near Marbeck,Germany ​

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