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At the date of 12-06-1943, time: not known, the aircraft type Lancaster has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: IJsselmeer (NW Lemmer). The unit of crew and plane is: 156 Sqdn. First flyer rank: F/Sergeant, name: K.L.W. Lay. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
Crew: Lancaster Mk.III ED935 GT-? - 12 Jun 1943 - Mission: Münster
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408724 - F/Sgt. - Pilot - K. L. W. Lay - RAAF - Age 25 - MIA - no known grave - Runnymede Memorial - Panel 193
748739 - 120216 - F/O - 2nd Pilot - J. A. Cowley - DFM - RAFVR - Age 23 - KIA - Amsterdam - New Eastern Cemetery - 69-C- Coll.Grave 20
743397 - Sgt. - Flt. Engineer - R. E. Ratcliff - RAFVR - Age 31 - MIA - no known grave - Runnymede Memorial - Panel 162
411748 - F/O - Navigator - R. M. Bryant - RAAF - Age 22 - KIA - Amsterdam - New Eastern Cemetery - 69-C- Coll.Grave 19
1320428 - Sgt. - Bomb Aimer - D. C. Bauman - RAFVR - Age 22 - MIA - no known grave - Runnymede Memorial - Panel 142
1380012 - Sgt. - W.Operator / Air Gunner - W. J. Drake - RAFVR - Age 23 - KIA - Lemmer Cemetery - Grave - C-8-235
1483600 - Sgt. - Mid Upper Gunner - J. R. Curtis - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA - Lemmer Cemetery - Grave - C-8-234
1533997 - Sgt. - Rear Gunner - W. Forster - RAFVR - Age 20 - MIA - no known grave - Runnymede Memorial - Panel 149
K. L. W. Lay
R. M. Bryant
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