Who is who on this photo of the crew from the Short Stirling W9567?

[mystex]

Hi,

I found a picture from the Internet with the caption: crew of the Short Stirling MG-D W9567 (No. 7 bomber sqaudron). He crashed on September 16, 1942 in the IJsselmeer in Holland. Now I'm curious who is who in this picture. The following persons were in this plain:

Ben Dallenger - Pilot
William James Anderson - W.Op / Air Gunner
Ronald Hugh Crabtree - Air Gunner
Harry Oldfield Goddard - Air Gunner
Donald Trevor Lamb - Observer
Peter Sandison - Flight Engineer
Robert Edward Clarke - Pilot

I hope someone has the answer to my question. This is the link to the photo: http://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures..._7sqn_MG-D.jpg

Thanks in advance and kind regards

Rene Bosma from Holland

[Adriano Baumgartner]

Rene Bosma,

I found that part of the crew was lost on another operation, have a check:

Stirling W7569 Information

TypeStirlingSerial NumberW7569Squadron7X1DMG-DOperationEssenDate 116th September 1942Date 217th September 1942

Further Information

"Serial Range W7560 - W7589. 30 Stirling Mk.1. Part of a batch of 150 Short S.29 Stirling Mk.1. W7426-W7475; W7500- W7539; W7560-W7589; W7610-W7639. Delivered by Austin Motrs Ltd between May42 and Jul42. Contract No.B982939/39. Delivered to No.44MU 8Jun42, to No.7 Sqdn 29Jul42. Airborne 2005 16Sep42 from Oakington. Flak damaged and subsequently crashed in the IJsselmeer. The majority are buried in Lemsterland (Lemmer) General Cemetery, but P/O Clarke and Sgt Sandison are buried in Amsterdam's New Eastern Cemetery. P/O B.Dallenger RNZAF KIA P/O R.E.Clarke RCAF KIA Sgt P.Sandison KIA F/S D.T.Lamb RNZAF KIA Sgt W.J.Anderson RNZAF KIA Sgt R.H.Crabtree RNZAF KIA Sgt H.O.Goddard RNZAF KIA "

[Adriano Baumgartner]

http://www.lostbombers.co.uk/bomber.php?id=5923

[Adriano Baumgartner]

The serial number does not match...

[Frasera]

There appears to have been no Stirling built with serial No W9567. The highest number I can find is W7639, a 149 Sqn aircraft. W7569 fits all the dates, names and details, in Boyer and Chorley. As previously posted.... a bad serial number.

A

[mystex]

thats right...it was the W7567