Lancaster crew's burial today, Germany

ED427 Crew F O Alexander Bone

No, the names remain at Runnymede but will be removed from the registers. If and when the panels where the names are inscribed are ever replaced, then the names will be deleted.

Somewhere, I have the number accounted for since the memorial was constructed – that figure being in the several hundreds.

As a sad postcript to the story of Lancaster ED427, Flying Officer Alexander Bone is also commemorated on the grave of his wife Menna, who had tragically died age 23 some six months before his death in action . Her grave is to be found in Deneio Cemetery, Pwllheli in North Wales

No, the names remain at Runnymede but will be removed from the registers. If and when the panels where the names are inscribed are ever replaced, then the names will be deleted.

Somewhere, I have the number accounted for since the memorial was constructed – that figure being in the several hundreds.

When a crew is found are their names removed from Runnymead and is there a figure (number of aircraft) for how many more crews are still missing ?

Having seen this discussed on TV, I think too much has been made of this particular aspect of the story.
The most important thing is that the crew are now together again.
Those who made it possible can be proud of their achievements.

I haven’t seen the TV footage so cannot comment on that but the person who did the excavation and the detective work posted the story and i feel that he and the crew who made this all possible in the first place have been very poorly treated.

R I P Brave men and a thank you to those who did all the work finding them. 🙁 shame about this though http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3274283/Historians-lost-remains-five-British-airmen-say-SNUBBED-MoD-not-invited-military-funeral.html

Having seen this discussed on TV, I think too much has been made of this particular aspect of the story.
The most important thing is that the crew are now together again.
Those who made it possible can be proud of their achievements.

Interesting article in the Daily Mail. To see my picture of ‘Alf’ Bone, the brother of ED427’s pilot Alexander with someone elses copyright is a bit odd 🙁

R I P Brave men and a thank you to those who did all the work finding them. 🙁 shame about this though http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3274283/Historians-lost-remains-five-British-airmen-say-SNUBBED-MoD-not-invited-military-funeral.html

Some coverage on Forces TV news.

The crew of Lancaster ED427 included an airman from my former hometown of Newark; http://newarkadvertiser.co.uk/articles/news/RAF-funeral-for-missingairman-shot-down-over

We will remember them!