• Lockheed Hudson

Geboortedatum:

22 februari 1920 (Londen, Groot-Brittannië)

Overlijdensdatum:

29 oktober 2010 (Torquay/Devon, Groot-Brittannië)

Dienstnummer:

1186112/127041

Nationaliteit:

Britse (1801-heden, Koninkrijk)

Terence Helfer diende bij de Royal Air Force.
Hij was de piloot van Lockheed Hudson, FK803 "MA-N", 161 Squadron, die op 21 maart 1945 neerstortte bij Maulusmühle tijdens SOE Operatie Benedict naar Duitsland.

Flight Lieutenant Terence Helfer, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, wist zich met zjn parachute te redden. De overige bemanningsleden en drie Belgische geheim agenten kwamen om het leven. De totale bemanning bestond uit:
- Pilot, Flight Lieutenant Terence Helfer, 127041 RAFVR;
- Wireless Operator, Flying Officer Raymond Frankish Escreet, 143469 RAFVR, KIA;
- Navigator, Flying Officer Henry Scurr Johnson, 168807 RAFVR, KIA;
- Air Gunner, Flying Officer Forrest Harold Thompson, 412766 RNZAF, KIA;
- Guy José Florent Corbisier, KIA;
- Léon Ghislain de Winter, KIA;
- Jean-Jacques Morel, KIA.

Na de Tweede Wereldoorlog ontving Terence Helfer de Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air (1 januari 1953) en de Air Force Cross (1 juni 1953).

Bevorderingen:
?: Flight Sergeant;
7 juli 1942: Pilot Officer (emergency);
7 januari 1943: Flying Officer on probation (war subs.);
7 juli 1944: Flight Lieutenant (war subs.);
18 december 1945: Flying Officer;
1 juli 1946: Flight Lieutenant;
1 juli 1951: Squadron Leader;
1 januari 1957: Wing Commander.

Loopbaan:
?: Elementary Flying Training School, Cambridge;
?: No. 218 Squadron;
?: Lysander Flying School;
?: No. 161 Squadron;
5 januari 1960: Retirement.

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