The loss of Lancaster ED838 and crew

The loss of Lancaster ED838 and crew

Lancaster ED838 and crew took off from RAF Bardney on an operation to Essen on 1 May 1943.
The report contains information about the crew, the operation to Essen and their loss as well as maps and photographs.
The crew were:
Pilot Officer G A Nunez, pilot (1464436 Royal Air Force)
Sergeant D R Barber, air gunner (1354869 Royal Air Force)
Sergeant J Bayliss, air gunner (1300620 Royal Air Force)
Sergeant A Beard, navigator (1535181 Royal Air Force)
Sergeant C H Collins, flight engineer (1200432 Royal Air Force)
Sergeant E F Doolittle, bomb aimer (1505512 Royal Air Force)
Sergeant R A Knapman. Wireless operator / air gunner (1312487 Royal Air Force).

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