Date & Time:
Apr 27, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED728
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor - Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
7
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor at 2145LT on a mine laying operation in the Elderberry region. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed into the sea in the target area. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Alfred Margerum, pilot,
Sgt Donald Jasper Park,
Sgt Herbert Clegg,
Sgt Joseph William Stotter,
Sgt Raymonde Derek Balfour,
Sgt Richard Norman Dixon,
Sgt Johannes Jacobus Veldsman, air gunner.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Alfred Margerum, pilot,
Sgt Donald Jasper Park,
Sgt Herbert Clegg,
Sgt Joseph William Stotter,
Sgt Raymonde Derek Balfour,
Sgt Richard Norman Dixon,
Sgt Johannes Jacobus Veldsman, air gunner.
