Crash of Wellington R1397
Title
Crash of Wellington R1397
Description
A memorial panel describing the crash of R1397 on its return journey from bombing Emden.
Head and shoulders photographs of the crew and a photograph of a Wellington (B KA painted on the fuselage) are shown together with the badge of 103 Squadron.
The crew were:
Pilot Officer Mervyn Sydney Lund (pilot);
Sergeant Arthur Edward Owen (pilot);
Sergeant John James Cox (Air Observer);
Sergeant Frank Gordon Walker (Gunner);
Sergeant Alfred John Le Poidevin (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner);
Sergeant Roy Penry Williams (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner).
Relatives of the crew attended the unveiling of the panel on 25 July 2011.
Details are provided of a website that provides an overview of all locations in Friesland where aircraft crashed or made emergency landings.
Head and shoulders photographs of the crew and a photograph of a Wellington (B KA painted on the fuselage) are shown together with the badge of 103 Squadron.
The crew were:
Pilot Officer Mervyn Sydney Lund (pilot);
Sergeant Arthur Edward Owen (pilot);
Sergeant John James Cox (Air Observer);
Sergeant Frank Gordon Walker (Gunner);
Sergeant Alfred John Le Poidevin (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner);
Sergeant Roy Penry Williams (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner).
Relatives of the crew attended the unveiling of the panel on 25 July 2011.
Details are provided of a website that provides an overview of all locations in Friesland where aircraft crashed or made emergency landings.
Spatial Coverage
Language
Format
One printed page of text and photographs
Publisher
Rights
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Identifier
MCoxJJ921698-180801-060001
Collection
Citation
Stichting Missing Airmen Memorial Foundation (SMAMF), “Crash of Wellington R1397,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed May 10, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/58913.