Lancaster ED908
Title
Lancaster ED908
Description
97 items. The collection concerns the crew of Lancaster ED908 and contains documents, photographs and research. The 582 Squadron aircraft was shot down on 20 July 1944 on the bombing run over the Fôret du Croc V-1 flying bomb site.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Robert William Knox and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
Additional information on the crew of the aircraft is available via the IBCC Losses Database.
The crew were:
AUNGIERS, Graham Bice
BOWER, Thomas Charles
FOULSHAM, James
GRESTY, James
MACARTHUR, George Reginald
PRATT, Edgar Walter
SWARBRICK, John
WEIGHTMAN, John Bentley
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Robert William Knox and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
Additional information on the crew of the aircraft is available via the IBCC Losses Database.
The crew were:
AUNGIERS, Graham Bice
BOWER, Thomas Charles
FOULSHAM, James
GRESTY, James
MACARTHUR, George Reginald
PRATT, Edgar Walter
SWARBRICK, John
WEIGHTMAN, John Bentley
Date
2017-09-29
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Identifier
Lancaster ED908
Collection Items
Letter to John Weightman's Father
The letter advises than John has failed to return from an operation over enemy territory.
Crew of Lancaster ED908 (60-Z)
Seven photographs of the eight crew of ED908. Each man is identified by name and trade.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Sorties Flown by John Weightman and Crew in 582 Squadron
A summary, taken from the 582 Operations Record Book of flights of John Weightman during May to July 1944.
269 Squadron September 1939
34 airmen arranged in three groups, captioned 'Senior NCOs of 269 Squadron photographed with the Squadron Commander at Montrose September 1939'. Each man is named underneath and John Bentley Weightman is circled in red.
Three Graves
Three crosses, the central one has the names of Foulsham, Swarbrick, Aungiers and Bower
Crew of Lancaster ED908 (60-Z)
Seven photographs of the eight crew of ED908. Each man is identified by name and trade.
Sorties Flown by James Foulsham and John Swarbrick in 109 Squadron
A summary of sorties flown by the two men.
Extracts from John's Service Record
A summary of John's service in the RAF and a letter from Jeff Perry, his former pilot.
Crew of Lancaster ED908 (60-Z)
Seven photographs of the eight crew of ED908. Each man is identified by name and trade.
Sorties Flown by Ben Weightman and Crew in 582 Squadron
A summary, taken from the 582 Operations Record Book of flights of Ben Weightman during May to July 1944.
Sorties Flown by Crew of Lancaster ED908 in 156 Squadron
A summary of sorties flown by Lancaster ED908.
Flight Sergeant Edgar Walter Roslyn Pratt, Extract of Service Record
A summary of Edgar's service in the RAF.
Collection Tree
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