At the time when the bomber went missing, it had servicemen onboarded from three countries, including Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, who went missing with the aircraft in December 1943.
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The crew of Baltimore FW282 consisted of several members who played crucial roles during their mission.
The pilot was Flight Lieutenant William Alroy Hugh Horsley from the RAAF. The navigator was Flight Lieutenant Leslie Norman Row from the UK’s Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (RAFVR).