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Lancaster Mk.I - ME722 PM-E 'EASY' lost at Hasselterdijk (gem. Zwollerkerspel) on 22-05-1944 (SGLO ref: T3685)

1944-05-22 · Hasselterdijk · Netherlands

The story

At the date of 22-05-1944, time: 0050, the aircraft type Lancaster has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Hasselterdijk (gem. Zwollerkerspel). The unit of crew and plane is: 103 Sqdn. First flyer rank: Pilot Officer, name: T.I. Jones. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.

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Crew: Lancaster Mk.I - ME722 PM-E 'EASY' - 22 May 1944 - Mission: Duisburg
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171649 - P/O - Pilot - Thomas Ivor Jones - RAF - Age 21 - KIA - De Kranenburg Cemetery - Coll. Grave 4-5

416563 - W/O - Bomb-aimer - Bruce Hamilton Davis - RAAF - Age .. - POW - Feb 1945 - Red Cross - exchange -

R/74523 - W/O2 - Navigator - Edward Stewart Moran - RCAF - Age .. - POW - Camp L7, POW No. 275 ( also 75 ? )

1894700 (1894750 in list Mooren) - Sgt. - Flt. Engineer - Dennis Sharpe - RAF - Age .. - EVD - caught in Belgium - POW

1321173 - Sgt. - W.Operator / Air Gunner - Charles Raymond Francis - RAF - Age .. - EVD

1061382 - Sgt. - Air Gunner - William Ernest Jones - RAFVR - Age 23 - KIA - De Kranenburg Cemetery - Coll. Grave 4-5

1590407 - Sgt. - Air Gunner - Maurice Pickles - RAFVR - Age .. - KIA - De Kranenburg Cemetery - Coll. Grave 4-5 -

 

  Thomas Ivor Jones

 

  Bruce Hamilton Davis

 

  Edward Stewart Moran

 

  Dennis Sharpe

 

  Charles Raymond Francis

 

  William Ernest Jones

 

  Maurice Pickles

Thanks to PATS (see source link for more info)

 

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