Avro Lancaster I (W4827 PM-W) on a mission to Gelsenkirchen on 1943-06-26

On Friday, 25 June 1943, (a part of) the aircraft of the 103 squadron (RCAF), took off for a mission to Gelsenkirchen in Germany from a station (airfield) in or near Elsham Wolds.
One of the crew members was J8221 Flight Lieutenant A H Langille RCAF. He departed for his mission at 23:19.
He flew with a Avro Lancaster (type I, with serial W4827 and code PM-W). His mission and of the other crew members was planned for Saturday, 26 June 1943.

Other information thanks to the SGLO:

Factory Aircraft Mk Serial/Wnr. Call Sign Unit Air Force TO/t Airfield AVRO Lancaster I W4827 PM-W 103 Sqdn RAF 2319 Elsham Wolds Time Cause of the Crash Crash Location Damage Province 0308 Shot down by NF Husemann Crashed IJweg 1694 Nieuw Vennep   Noordholland Source Mag / Page Additional sources Chorley W.R., Bomber Command Losses 1943 210 "Wespennest II" p.264 for NF, location and time

 

Function Mil Rank Ini Name Hon Mil reg Air Force Cemetery Grave Remark Pilot F/O. A.H. Langille   J/8221 RCAF Survived   pow Flight engineer Sgt. R.L. Hollywood   1383322 RAF Hoofddorp 1-3   Navigator F/Lt. C.E.L. Grant   138338 RAF Survived   pow Bomb aimer F/Lt. C.B. Reynolds   136894 RAF Survived   pow Wireless op F/Lt. D. Towers   127968 RAF Survived   pow Air gunner F/Lt. G.J. Wallis     RAF Survived   pow Air gunner P/O. J.H. Addison   C/16683 RCAF Amsterdam 69-B-19

 

Thanks to Walter H.Langille

       

 

 

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