619 Squadron's Avro Lancaster I (#LL919) aircraft, with an aircrew of seven, took off at night from RAF Dunholme Lodge for an air operation over Schweinfurt in Germany. Attacked by a night-fighter, LL919 crashed near Landéville in France, taking the lives of six members of the crew. One airman, who survived the crash with injuries, was initially cared for by local citizens; he required further medical care, so was handed over to German authorities for treatment and later was interned in a German POW camp.
The airmen who perished in this attack and resulting crash were-
RAF Flight Sergeant Ernest George CASS,
RCAF Pilot Officer Lewis Leslie FEINDELL,
RAFVR Flight Lieutenant Guy Godfrey Charles (Nip) GUNZI,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Alan PICKSTONE and
RCAF Flying Officer Nickolas VLASSIE.
Military Service-
Rank: Flight Sergeant
Trade: Flight Engineer
Age: 21
Service Number: 573138
Service: Royal Air Force
Division: 619 RAF Squadron; RAF Dunholme Lodge, Lincolnshire
Son of Henry James Cass and Thirza Cass; husband of Barbara Eileen Cass of Sherwood, Nottingham, England.
He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
619 Squadron's Avro Lancaster I (#LL919) aircraft, with an aircrew of seven, took off at night from RAF Dunholme Lodge for an air operation over Schweinfurt in Germany. Attacked by a night-fighter, LL919 crashed near Landéville in France, taking the lives of six members of the crew. One airman, who survived the crash with injuries, was initially cared for by local citizens; he required further medical care, so was handed over to German authorities for treatment and later was interned in a German POW camp.
The airmen who perished in this attack and resulting crash were-
RAF Flight Sergeant Ernest George CASS,
RCAF Pilot Officer Lewis Leslie FEINDELL,
RAFVR Flight Lieutenant Guy Godfrey Charles (Nip) GUNZI,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Alan PICKSTONE and
RCAF Flying Officer Nickolas VLASSIE.
Military Service-
Rank: Flight Sergeant
Trade: Flight Engineer
Age: 21
Service Number: 573138
Service: Royal Air Force
Division: 619 RAF Squadron; RAF Dunholme Lodge, Lincolnshire
Son of Henry James Cass and Thirza Cass; husband of Barbara Eileen Cass of Sherwood, Nottingham, England.
He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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