Sgt. Toombs Larry

[Archéavion]

Hello,

Do you have any information on Sgt. Larry Toombs crew member shot to Halifax on June 4, 1944 in Normandy?

Thank you

[Larry]

Sgt Toombs was I think Sgt LW Toombs RCAF of 158 Sqn who evaded capture after his Halifax LK841 coded NP-X crashed 14km East North East of Beaumont-le-Roger on night of 2/3rd June 1944.

[Aknevelman]

Lawrence W. Toombs, RCAF, service nr. R152718, died 7 Feb 1986:

http://www.legionmagazine.com/en/las...tData_ID=36706

I assume this is the L.W. Toombs of 158 squadron.

[Icare9]

Googling shows this information:-
LK841 MP-K Operation Trappes 2nd/3rd June 1944
LK841 was one of six No.158 Sqdn Halifaxes lost on this operation. See: LK875; LK877; LV792; LV921; LW635. Airborne 2234 2 Jun 44 from Lissett to bomb the railway yards. Cause of loss not established. Crashed at Ste-Colombe-la-Commanderie (Eure), 14 km ENE of Beaumont-le-Roger. Sgt Fox is buried in Evereux Communal Cemetery, alongside his Squadron comrades killed in LW635.
F/O A. Reynolds Inj
Sgt J.E. Shore PoW
F/S W.F. Thompson Evd
Sgt L.W. Toombs RCAF Evd
Sgt J. Pennie Evd
Sgt R.W. Gilbert Evd
Sgt S.W. Fox KIA
F/O A. Reynolds was confined in Hospital due injuries. No PoW No.
Sgt J.E. Shore in Camp L7, PoW No.130.

So, it looks as if they are the same. It seems as if archeavion has information that they were shot down.
There may be evaders reports which confirm that.

[Larry]

Icare9,

I think you meant to say LK841 was coded NP-X as MP codes were for 76 Sqn

[Icare9]

larry, I have to agree that what you suggest makes sense. MP may simply be a typo for NP. NP-K was lost that night, LW635, so another misread could be X (not 2 NP-K's!!). That's what there was and I assumed (never assume!) that this might be a 158 Squadron Flight being set up to form another Squadron and carrying different codes, which was a frequent practice in Bomber Command.
Thanks for spotting both typo's.