The story
At the date of 13-06-1943, time: 227, the aircraft type Lancaster has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Grafhorst (in het Ganzendiep). The unit of crew and plane is: 460 Sqdn. First flyer rank: Sergeant, name: R.O. Vaughan. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
Crew: Lancaster W4316 - AR-Q - 13 Jun 1943 - Mission: Bochum
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1388329 - Sgt. - Pilot - Ronald Oliver Vaughan - RAFVR - Age 22 - UK - KIA
412986 - Fl. Sgt. - Navigator - David Crawford Paterson Lundie - RAAF - Age 20 - AUS - KIA
132851 - F/O - Air Bomber - Charles William Ross Young - RAFVR - Age 27 - UK - KIA
1336716 - Sgt. - Radio Operator - Dennis Arthur Thomas - RAFVR - Age 19 - UK - KIA
1433929 - Sgt. - Flt. Engineer - Leonard Frederick Charles Day - RAFVR - Age 20 - UK - KIA
409404 - Fl. Sgt. - Air Gunner - Andrew Gordon - RAAF - Age 20 - AUS - KIA
R/156778 - Sgt. - Air Gunner - John C. Cornish - RCAF - Age 22 - CAN - POW
David Crawford Paterson Lundie
Andrew Gordon
Thanks to PATS (see source link for more info)
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