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H.W. HENDERSON.
3. (centre aligned)
In August, 1946, (redacted a) further information was received from Air Ministry, through the Missing Research and Enquiry Service, and confirmed that the aircraft crashed into a mountain side and added that the scene of the crash was near Rochefort-Montagne, and that F/O Henderson and all the remaining members of the crew, excluding Sgt. Armstrong, were buried in the cemetery of Des Carmes, Clermont Ferrand, France.

Besides F/O Henderson, there were three other R.N.Z.A.F. members of the crew - A/S/Ldr. R.J. Watson, D.F.C., of Southland, F/Sgt. A.S. Jones of Wanganui, and F/Sgt. R.J.I. Melville of Auckland.

Find a Grave link with a photo of F/O Henderson: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68196438/hugh_william-henderson

5/2/8955 AS2

382 hrs. as navigator.

Mrs. M. Henderson (M) (right aligned)
School Road, (right aligned)
Waikouaiti, OTAGO. (right aligned & town underlined)