Surname | YATES |
Forename(s) | GEORGE WALTER |
Service Number | 1388960 |
Rank | Sergeant |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Fate | Killed in action |
Awards with 158 Squadron | |
Awards with another Squadron | |
Posted In | 1943-09-05 |
From Squadron | 1658 HCU |
Comments | Background Enlisted at Euston Training No. 24 Combined Air Observers School, Moffat, Rhodesia 1/43 No. 15 Operational Training Unit, Harwell 5/43 No. 1658 Heavy Conversion Unit, Riccall 6/43 Service Posted to No. 158 Squadron at Lissett 5/9/43 Flew as Rear Gunner to Pilot Officer R.W Hilton RAAF on Operations to 15/9/43 – Montlucon 22/9/43 – Hanover 23/9/43 – Mannheim 27/9/43 – Hanover 29/9/43 – Bochum 3/10/43 – Kassel 8/10/43 – Hannover 3/11/43 – Dusseldorf Detached to No. 1484 BAT Flight, Driffield 6/11/43 – 13/11/43 19/11/43 – Leverkusen 22/11/43 – Berlin 25/11/43 - Frankfurt 26/11/43 – Stuttgart 3/12/43 – Leipzig 20/12/43 - Frankfurt 15/2/44 – Berlin The aircraft was shot down by a night fighter and crashed at Ragelin, 14km NW of Neuruppin. All were killed except the Pilot, Navigator and Mid Upper Gunner who became Prisoners of War. Decorations None Promotions Sgt. Sgt Yates was shot down and made a PoW on the 15th February 1944. |