Lancaster R5746 Mk.I - Bombing - 1942-08-12 to 1942-08-12
Squadron: 50 (B) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1942-08-12
Completion Date: 1942-08-12
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
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Base: RAF Swinderby
Take Off Time: 02:13:00
Squadron Code: VN-Q
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Crash City: France
Crash Specifics: near Le Havre
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
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50 Squadron (From Defense To Attack), RAF Swinderby. Lancaster I aircraft R 5746 VN-Q was lost during operations against targets in Le Havre, France. The cause of loss was not determined but the entire crew was lost when the bomber crashed near the target area

Flight Sergeant John Manley Lowe (RCAF), Sergeant Joel Bogard (RAFVR), Sergeant Alexander Ashcroft Waldie (RAF), Pilot Officer David Gray (RAF), Sergeant Geoffrey Browning McCloy (RAAF), Sergeant William Paul Taylor (RAAF) and Flight Sergeant Thomas william Sheridan Addison (RAAF) were all killed in action

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