Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5691 |
Markings | VN- |
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bayeux War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XXVIII. J. 10.. |
Epitaph | PASSED TO HIS REWARD. EVER REMEMBERED BY HIS LOVING WIFE SYLVIA |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 40 |
Service Number | 991158 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Adey F (Sgt) |
Cumberland R L (Sgt) |
Fern J S (Sgt) |
Gregg S A (Sgt) |
Philpot J T (Sgt) |
Scott W (Sgt) |
Start Date | 24-10-1942 |
End Date | 24-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Skellingthorpe |
Day/Night raid | Day |
Operation | Milan |
Reason for Loss | Presumed to have crashed in the sea off the Normandy coast. Four bodies later recovered |