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BAKER, Eric Holdgate

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rank: W/O
status: kia
airforce: RAF    (no: 1034076 )
born: Wanstead United Kingdom

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73 squadron

Died 28 May 1944

Age 21 years old

BELGRADE WAR CEMETERY

4. E. 9.

Serbia

Son of Gerald and Rubina Holdgate Baker, of Wanstead, Essex

Squadrons:

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RAF 73 1944-03-01

Aircraft:

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MA532 Practice flying 1944-03-19
JG866 With P/O Mygind search for dingy, not seen. 1944-03-24
JL226 Out again in search for dingy with P/O Mygind, not seen. 1944-03-24
ER178 Practice formation flying 1944-03-27
EF630 Recce Dalmatian islands. Motor boat sunk Vela Luka harbour. Barges, schooners & lauch hit. 1944-03-30
JL226 Airborne with P/O Mygind in search of A/C reported in sea. Saw nil 1944-04-04
JL226 Airborne with F/Sgt Rowe. Safely escorted Fairchild aircraft to Vis. Patrolled for 10 minutes then returned to base. 1115 to 1310 1944-04-04
JK672 Practice dive bombing. 1944-04-06
JK672 Airborne with F/Lt Harrison shipping recce Dalmatian coast, saw nothing. 1944-04-07
JL350 Airborne with F/O Martin, air test. 1944-04-08
JG866 Airborne with W/O McCall, recce Brač. 1944-04-11
JG866 Search for Dinghy with W/O Karatau. W. of La costa found with 5 men in it. Gave position. 1944-04-13
MA712 Airborne with Karatau early patrol of Vis. 0555 to 0720 1944-04-15
EN252 Search area W. of Vieste for reported P47. Reported patch of oil. 1944-04-16
JK672 Ljubuski town & joining mostar road strafed lorry, car & motorcycle. Barges strafed off mainland coast across from Brač. P/O McCall failed to return to base. 1944-04-17
JK338 Airborne with F/O Martin. Shipping recce of Dalmatian coast road N.W of Mijet Island. 2 barges attacked on left on fire. Searched for certain gun sites in area, pit was found but empty. 1944-04-21
ES142 6 a/c airborne attacked 3 ton lorry at Vitina, schooner at Ljubs. Camouflaged M.T unit seen & left 3 framers. 1944-05-01
MA693 Airborne with F/O Kirker Patrolled Vis for 25 minutes. 1944-05-02
MA693 Airborne with P/O Mygind, search for Spit pilot N.W of Peschici. Found patch of oil & Mae west. 1944-05-03
Air & Cannon test 1944-05-08
EE804 N.W of Ripac saw 2 large M.T's & 2 heavy tanks. 1 M.T flamer 1 severely damaged. Many soldiers killed. P/O Baker hit in long range tank & aircraft blew up. No hope of survival of pilot. 1944-05-28

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