LANCASTER W4929:

Photo by courtesy of LarryWright Calgary Alberta Canada

LANCASTER W4929 DATE OF CRASH 5th SEPTEMBER 1943 THERE WERE NO SURVIVORS THE LOCATION IS IN THE BLACK MOUNTAIN SOUTH WALES NORTH OF FAN FOEL GRID REFERENCE WITHHELD OWING TO RECENT VANDALISM  OF THE SITE SEPTEMBER 2000 THERE IS A MEMORIAL AT THE SITE AND A FAIR AMOUNT OF WRECKAGE.

THIS AIRCRAFT SERVED WITH 617 SQUADRON DAM BUSTERS AND WAS CODED AJ-J  IT ALSO SERVED WITH 619 SQ AND AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH IT WAS SERVING WITH 1661 HEAVY CONVERSION UNIT,WINTHORP.

PILOT  Sgt N.T DUXBURY

NAVIGATOR  P/Off V.R. FOLKERSON

BOMB AIMER  P/Off T.F.E. JOHNSON

AIR GUNNER  Sgt E.M. BUCKBY

MID UPPER GUNNER  Sgt J.G. CURRAN

FLIGHT ENGINEER  Sgt L. HOLDING

WIRELESS OPERATOR  Sgt F.W. PRATT

BOMB AIMER  Sgt R.WILSON