Lancaster ME733

[Spurensucher]

hello,

I am searching information about Lancaster ME733, 625 SQN, crashed down on 12th August 1944.

gruß
spurensucher

[Peter Clare]

12-13 August 1944

625 Squadron.
Lancaster I ME733 CF-Z
Op. Braunschweig

Crew
W/O. F. McL Percy RAAF +
Sgt. S J. Spooner +
F/S. E A. Bock RAAF +
Sgt. W E. Lynch +
Sgt. F. Howard +
F/S. N W. Gadsen RAAF +
F/S. M D. Moffatt RAFF +

Took off 2125 hrs from Kelstern. Five rest in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, while both air gunners are buried in Rheinberg War Cemetery.

Bomber Command Losses. Vol.5. W R. Chorley


Regards
Peter

[Spurensucher]

thx peter.

any information about the crashplace and the reason of the loss ?

grüße
spurensucher

[galgos]

Unfortunately none of the records of the RAAF crew are digitised, nor funnily enough is there a Roll of Honour circular about the crew.
Full names etc are given below, please note it's GADSTON for one of the gunners not Gadsen:

1868639 Sgt Samuel John Spooner RAF (flight engineer)from Kettering
1389429 Sgt William Edward Lynch RAF (bomb-aimer) from Leonard-on-Sea
423214 Sgt Edward Alan Bock RAAF (navigator) from Newcastle NSW
430256 F/Sgt Noel Wilkinson Gadston RAAF (gunner) from Kew Vic.
411099 F/Sgt Malcolm Douglas Moffatt RAAF (gunner) from Armidale NSW
423313 W/O Francis McLeod Percy RAAF (pilot) from West Maitland NSW
1119630 Sgt Fredrick Howard RAF (W/Op), no further details

The crash site is given as Hollenstein Germany whilst returning from a sortie to Brunswick.

A photo of the crew can be found here:
http://cas.awm.gov.au/photograph/P07009.001

Hope this helps
Regards
Max