Lancaster Crash at Long, Somme, France

Thanks very much, Pete – that’s a good start! I’ll take it from there.:)

Charlie

I found this, which may be a useful start point (although I have not had the chance to verify the information):

“The final point of interest that I noted on my dander was a small monument made from the propeller blade of a Lancaster Bomber from 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron RAF. On the night of the 19th/20th May 1944 a large scale bombing raid was mounted against Amiens railway station but the weather was so bad that the attack was aborted. Lancaster ND689 KM-O however never made it home crashing into one of the lakes. Five of the crew were killed and the other three captured.

In 1995 the Air Association of Le Bourget began searching the lake and over the next few years dragged up three engines, various other bits and pieces and five bombs! Rather unusually three of the crew including its Canadian pilot, Flying Officer Robert Barber are buried at Abbeville whilst one of the others (WO2 Donald Scott — another Canadian) is buried in Amiens. The only Rhodesian in the crew, Pilot Officer Stuart Ingram is commemorated on the Runnymede memorial”.

[Source: http://www.smg-authie.co.uk/txtpat/index.php?id=25]

Regards

Pete