Award Military Medal F/Sgt. W.T. Simpson, 299 Squadron (Arnhem)

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  1. brithm

    brithm Senior Member

    Award Military Medal F/Sgt. Walter Thomas Simpson, 299 Squadron (1890776)

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    IWM CH 15279

    Stirling IV LJ868 Crashed near the railway bridge at Driel


    Pilot F/O. G.C. Liggins (AUS422592) RAAF EVD - Wounded
    Flight Engineer Sgt. D.G. Gaskin (1894546) RAF EVD - Wounded
    Navigator Sgt. F.H. Humphrey (1399408) RAF EVD - Wounded
    Bomb Aimer F/Sgt. K. Crowther (1458624) RAF EVD - Wounded
    Wireless Operator W/O. W.A. Rudsdale (1062700) RAF EVD - Wounded
    Rear Gunner Sgt. W.T. Simpson (1890776) RAF EVD
    Air Despatcher L/Cpl. Alfred Braid RASC EVD
    Air Despatcher L/Cpl Frederick D. Prior RASC EVD

    Results (studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl)

    WO 208/3350/1432
     
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  2. horsapassenger

    horsapassenger Senior Member

    After being shot down they received medical assistance from a Dutch female doctor and some nurses who assisted in their evacuation from the immediate area of the aircraft, which was under constant small arms fire. They then hid in a drainage tunnel for three days, surviving on Simpson's 24 hr ration pack, emergency rations from the inflatable dinghy from their aircraft and water which was brought to them by a local farmer, until the Polish paratroops landed at Driel on the afternoon of the 23rd and one of their patrols discovered them.
     
  3. Little Friend

    Little Friend Senior Member

    Good to see they all survived and evaded. Nice to read about a happy ending for once :salut:
     

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