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405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force, RAF Gransden Lodge. Lancaster III aircraft JA 924 LQ-R was lost during an operation against targets in Berlin, Germany. The bomber was shot down near Berlin by a night fighter, having exploded at 20,000 feet shortly after the bomb load had been dropped over target
Flying Officer Albert Henry Ashford (RAFVR)(Can), Sergeant Robert Charles Gibson (RAFVR), Sergeant Thomas Newton (RAFVR), Sergeant William Reginald Palmer (RAFVR) and Sergeant John William Walker (RAFVR) were all killed in action
Flight Lieutenant Henry Leslie Shackleton (RAFVR) and Sergeant Hughie Williams (RAFVR) were thrown clear of the explosion and survived to become Prisoners of War
Two other 405 Squadron Lancaster aircraft were lost on this operation. Please see aircraft serials ND 462 LQ-J and ND 493 LQ-S for additional information on these aircraft and crews
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