[Richard Goyat]

Originally Posted by BABIN

Could somebody identify the Lancaster shown by the below item (may be 115 Sqdn ?), from the photo group Ed. list ?

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...tem=6215470250

Thank you very much

Pierre BABIN

Yes, Pierre.

This Lancaster was ED781 of Nr. 57 Squadron, shot down (presumably by Oblt. Walter Barte of 4./NJG 1) in the night of 24/25 June 1943 near Liège.
You'll find more information about this aircraft in Chorley's book (RAF Bomber Command Losses of the second World War - 1943, page 204), although he gives the victorious pilot as being Oblt. Wilhelm Telge of Stab II./NJG 1.

You'll also find one the photographs sold on e-Bay (but not reversed) in the Lorant/Goyat book about JG 300, page 25 of the French edition (Larivière) or 26 of the American edition (Eagle Ed.).

Richard Goyat