Hi All,
am trying to get a group photo of the airman on the following plane that came down over Germany in 1944. Lancaster III serial ED974 code OL-Y from 83 Squadron took off from RAF Wyton at 1603 on Ops to Berlin and due to enemy action crashed in the target area. Aircrew on that plane, Flying Officer Glen Irvin Ransom RCAF, Sergeant G S A Mackinnon, Flight Sergeant Cyril Fred Plumb RAF V R, Flight Lieutenant Frederick Thomas West RAF V R, Flight Sergeant Arthur William Coote, Sergeant Paul Vernon de Villiers Vickers, Flight Sergeant Alfred Edwin Millard DFM. As I said I am hoping that there may be a group photo of these airman somewhere out there, if no one has one, I really am hoping someone may push me in the right direction to find one.
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By: Zidante - 8th October 2013 at 12:04
Is this loss 20th January? What sources have you searched so far? There doesn’t appear to be an active Squadron Association but there are some contacts available that might still be active if you search Google for “83 Squadron contacts”. Without being able to look right now do you know if this was this a second tour crew? If so there will be a better chance of a photo somewhere, even perhaps an OTU one with most of the crew in.
Crew photos of this era do seem a lot rarer than for later in the war, for reasons that are sadly only too plain. The Canadian service record may contain a passport-type photo.
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October 8, 2013 at 9:52 am