By: daviesmcintosh - 29th September 2013 at 09:17
I have a picture of Alfred Edwin Millard, he was my Great Uncle.
By: jack russell - 27th March 2010 at 09:52
I’m sure you’ll already know this Peter, but there is a photo of Ransom on the Canadian Virtual War Memorial site.
By: Peter - 27th March 2010 at 00:19
Thanks PJ they are interested in finding pictures of the crew..
By: peppermint_jam - 27th March 2010 at 00:05
No pics peter, but
“”Serial range ED303 – EE202 This aircraft was one of 620 Lancasters ordered from A.V.Roe (Chadderton in 1941 and built from Nov42 to Jun43 as 129 Mk.1 and 491 Mk.111, mixed up to ED782 and all Mk.111 from Ed783 onwards. The Mk.1s were initially fitted with Merlin 20 and the Mk.111 with Merlin 28 engines. ED974 was a Mk.111 and was delivered to No.83 Sqdn ex-SIU May43. ED974 took part in the following Key Operations: Bochum 12/13Jun43; Turin 12/13Jul43; Hamburg 2/3Aug43; Hannover 18/19Oct43; Berlin 22/23Nov43; Berlin 2/3Dec43; Berlin 16/17Dec43; Berlin 23/24Dec43; Berlin 29/30Dec43; Berlin 1/2Jan44; Berlin 2/3Jan44; Brunswick 14/15Jan43; Berlin 20/21Jan44-Lost. When lost this aircraft had a total of 265 hours. ED974 was one of three No.83 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation. SeeJB461; ND414. Airborne 1603 20Jan44 from Wyton. Those killed are buried in the Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery. F/S Millard had served with No.44 Sqdn, winning an immediate DFM (along with F/S D.L.T.Welensky), for sharing in the destruction of two enemy aircraft during operations to Bochum in late Sep43. Their joint citation was published 2Nov43. P/O G.I.Ransom RCAF KIA Sgt G.S.A.MacKinnon PoW F/S C.F.Plumb KIA F/S F.T.West KIA F/S F.T.West KIA F/S A.W.Coote KIA Sgt P.V.D.V.Vickers KIA F/S A.E.Millard DFM KIA Sgt G.S.A.MacKinnon was interned in Camps L6/357, PoW No.926. “
Which I’m sure you must have already.
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