Re: Lancaster's American crew ?
Hello Alex. The Baillie crew from 426 Squadron RCAF landed their Halifax VII at Horsham on Dec 18,1944 returning from Duisburg. Its possible they were given flt gear. The crew were:
Pilot: F/Lt J. Baillie J-9144
Flt/engineer: Sgt L. Wye 1874868
Navigator: F/O T. Carss J-38168
Bomb Aimer: F/O C. Grant J-39922
Wireless Operator: F/O G. Giba J-43072
Mid upper gunner: Sgt W. Barill R-266633
Rear gunner: Sgt T. Stevens R-267227
They were flying Halifax VII NP-779 coded OW-C on this particular op.
I have a photos of them, but they are too far away to ID.
Richard
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