44 Squadron's Avro Lancaster III (#ND565) aircraft, with an aircrew of eight, took off at night from RAF Dunholme Lodge for an air operation flight over Berlin, Germany. At the completion of the operation and homeward bound, ND565 drifted off the flight track. The Lancaster was hit and damaged by flak, crashing near Angermunde (10 km N of Dusseldorf) and taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in this incident were-
RCAF Sergeant Melvin Ellwood BURNARD,
RAFVR Flying Officer Albert EVANS,
RAFVR Sergeant Clifford James EVANS,
RAFVR Flying Officer George Frederick GARLAND,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Peter James HATTON,
RAFVR Sergeant Kenneth Victor MILLER,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Alan Peter MYLES and
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Alfred George TERRELL.
The airmen who perished in this incident were-
RCAF Sergeant Melvin Ellwood BURNARD,
RAFVR Flying Officer Albert EVANS,
RAFVR Sergeant Clifford James EVANS,
RAFVR Flying Officer George Frederick GARLAND,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Peter James HATTON,
RAFVR Sergeant Kenneth Victor MILLER,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Alan Peter MYLES and
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Alfred George TERRELL.
44 Squadron's Avro Lancaster III (#ND565) aircraft, with an aircrew of eight, took off at night from RAF Dunholme Lodge for an air operation flight over Berlin, Germany. At the completion of the operation and homeward bound, ND565 drifted off the flight track. The Lancaster was hit and damaged by flak, crashing near Angermunde (10 km N of Dusseldorf) and taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in this incident were-
RCAF Sergeant Melvin Ellwood BURNARD,
RAFVR Flying Officer Albert EVANS,
RAFVR Sergeant Clifford James EVANS,
RAFVR Flying Officer George Frederick GARLAND,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Peter James HATTON,
RAFVR Sergeant Kenneth Victor MILLER,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Alan Peter MYLES and
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Alfred George TERRELL.
The airmen who perished in this incident were-
RCAF Sergeant Melvin Ellwood BURNARD,
RAFVR Flying Officer Albert EVANS,
RAFVR Sergeant Clifford James EVANS,
RAFVR Flying Officer George Frederick GARLAND,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Peter James HATTON,
RAFVR Sergeant Kenneth Victor MILLER,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Alan Peter MYLES and
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Alfred George TERRELL.
Gravesite Details
Flight Sergeant (Pilot), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Age: Unknown.
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