Date & Time:
May 9, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
L7533
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
8
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The crew was involved in a bombing mission over Warnemünde, north of Rostock, Germany. While overflying the North Sea, the bomber aircraft disappeared. SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended after few days as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
Crew (44th Squadron):
W/O Neville Percy John Lamb, pilot,
P/O Peter Gardiner,
Sgt Allan Stott Morrow,
Sgt Leonard Raymond Webster,
F/Sgt Cyril Richard Douglas Hunt,
Sgt Kenneth Evans,
Sgt Roland Holman,
Sgt Rowland Henry Jones.
Crew (44th Squadron):
W/O Neville Percy John Lamb, pilot,
P/O Peter Gardiner,
Sgt Allan Stott Morrow,
Sgt Leonard Raymond Webster,
F/Sgt Cyril Richard Douglas Hunt,
Sgt Kenneth Evans,
Sgt Roland Holman,
Sgt Rowland Henry Jones.
