One of a seven man crew that took off at 21:04 from RAF Spilsby, Lincolnshire on the 11th of September, 1944, in a Avro - Lancaster I - S/No. LM261 for a bombing raid on Darnstadt, South West Germany.
After take off nothing further was heard and the aircraft was reported as missing, it was later established that the aircraft, had been shot down by a Flak Battery near the target.
The rest of the crew were,
W.O. - John Michael BINGHAM – S/No. 941122 - Wireless Operator/Air Gunner – RAFVR
F/O. Edward Joseph BRIAN – S/No. J/29586 – Navigator, RCAF
F/O. David Clifford COOKE – S/No. 162972 – Pilot – RAFVR
Sgt. Arthur Henry DAVIES – S/No. 1435786 – Flight Engineer – RAFVR
F/O. Ronald Burtis GOWAN - S/No. J/29680 – Air Bomber – RCAF
P/O. Wilbur Lee MOXLEY - S/No. J/90227 – Air Gunner - RCAF
There were no survivors and they are all buried in the Leopoldsburg War Cemetery.
One of a seven man crew that took off at 21:04 from RAF Spilsby, Lincolnshire on the 11th of September, 1944, in a Avro - Lancaster I - S/No. LM261 for a bombing raid on Darnstadt, South West Germany.
After take off nothing further was heard and the aircraft was reported as missing, it was later established that the aircraft, had been shot down by a Flak Battery near the target.
The rest of the crew were,
W.O. - John Michael BINGHAM – S/No. 941122 - Wireless Operator/Air Gunner – RAFVR
F/O. Edward Joseph BRIAN – S/No. J/29586 – Navigator, RCAF
F/O. David Clifford COOKE – S/No. 162972 – Pilot – RAFVR
Sgt. Arthur Henry DAVIES – S/No. 1435786 – Flight Engineer – RAFVR
F/O. Ronald Burtis GOWAN - S/No. J/29680 – Air Bomber – RCAF
P/O. Wilbur Lee MOXLEY - S/No. J/90227 – Air Gunner - RCAF
There were no survivors and they are all buried in the Leopoldsburg War Cemetery.
Inscription
Royal Canadian Air Force
Gravesite Details
J/89413
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