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Kabrit. Although the aircraft was burnt Flight Sergeant Milner was not injured. With this Squadron he took part in a further thirty five operational flights, bringing his total to fifty one, the targets including Tripol, Benghazi (15), Derna (4), Bardia (2), Gazala (2), Barce, Heleusis Aerodrome, and the Cornith Canal (2) in Greece, supply dropping to Retimo Aerodrome in Crete, bombing Herakloin Aerodrome in Crete, aerodromes on Rhodes in the Eastern Mediterreanean, and at Beirut and Aleppo in Syria.

Flight Sergeant Milner was the air gunner of a Wellington bomber aircraft engaged on air operations against enemy motor transport near Derna Aerodrome on the 10th December 1941. The aircraft failed to return to its base and all the crew including Flight Sergant Milner were classified as missing. Later, when our Armies advanced in the Western Desert, a grave containing six bodies and with the identity discs of one of the crew on the Cross over the grave, was found at Martuba Landing ground. In consequence Flight Sergeant Milner was reclassified to missing believed killed in action. After the cessation of hostilities the War Graves service located the grave and all the Bodies including that of Flight Sergeant Milner were re-interred in the Cemetery at Acroma, North Africa.

18/1/926 AS2.
532 Hours as Air Gunner.

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