| Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
| Serial Number | JB241 |
| Markings | LQ-K |
| Burial/Memorial Country | France |
| Burial/Memorial Place | Bermering (Bermerange) Communal Cemetery |
| Grave Reference | Grave 1.. |
| Epitaph | YEARS WILL NOT DARKEN NOR SHADOWS DIM THE BEAUTIFUL MEMORY WE HAVE OF HIM |
| Phase | 2 |
| Panel Number | 230 |
| Service Number | 1575074 |
| Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Group | 8 |
| Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
| Trade | WOp/AG |
| Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
| Abery F J (Sgt) |
| Eastham D J (P/O) |
| Kay S (P/O) |
| Start Date | 24-02-1944 |
| End Date | 25-02-1944 |
| Takeoff Station | Gransden Lodge |
| Day/Night raid | Night |
| Operation | Schweinfurt- the first raid on this particular target (the centre of ball-bearing manufacture in Germany). 734 aircraft, 33 losses (4.5%). A new tactic was introduced where the bomber force was split into two waves separated by two hours. The first wave Lost 22 aircraft (5.6%) but the second Lost only 11 (3.2%) of which only 4 were shot down. Poor PFF target marking led to local reports quoting 'nominal damage'. Note that there had been a raid comprising 266 8th Air Force B-17s the night before so it is difficult to attribute damage levels. |
| Reason for Loss | Attacked from below by a night-fighter on outbound leg and whilst at 20000', setting fire to the starboard inner engine and wing. The order to bale out was given only seconds before the aircraft exploded, throwing the three survivors clear, all of whom became PoW |