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AITKEN, Robertson

Aircraft Information
Aircraft Avro Lancaster III
Serial Number LM575
Markings LS-H
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country France
Burial/Memorial Place Jouars-Pontchartrain Churchyard
Grave Reference .
Epitaph SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 121
Enlistment information
Service Number 1001191
Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group 3
Squadron 15 (XV)
Trade Air Gunner
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Fellow Servicemen
Dunk T W (F/O)
Last Operation information
Start Date 07-06-1944
End Date 08-06-1944
Takeoff Station Mildenhall
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Massy-Palaiseau to bomb railway installations. Part of a 337 bomber strong force to bomb various lines of communications behind the Normandy beachhead. There was less cloud cover than the previous night with all targets being accurately bombed and fewer civilians killed. Because the targets were further inland than recent raids, the German night-fighters had a greater opportunity to infiltrate the bomber stream and as a result, losses were higher. 28 aircraft were Lost (8.3%).
Reason for Loss Crashed between Jouars-Pontchartrain and Plaisir, France