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Lancaster LL973

Type : Lancaster Mark : I Last Flew : 22nd June 1944 Known Codes : EM-M

Known information
12th May 1944	Joined No.207 Sqn.
22nd June 1944	Shot down by night fighter and crashed near Niel-bij-As. Three of the crew were killed, two were taken prisoner and two evaded capture. Pilot Officer Charles John Solly (Pilot) killed, Sergeant Arthur Barton (Flight Engineer) evaded, Flight Sergeant John Shaw (Navigator) killed, Sergeant Frank R Haslam (Wireless Operator) evaded, Sergeant Eddie Chapman (Bomb Aimer) taken prisoner, Sergeant Edwin Jack Jewell (Mid-Upper Gunner) killed, Sergeant Peter Loakes (Rear Gunner) taken prisoner.

Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Lancaster I LL973
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Name	Info
Barton, Arthur Click the name above to see a profile of Barton, Arthur	Barton, Arthur On 22nd June 1944, his Lancaster Mk.I LL973 EM-M of No.207 Sqn was shot down by a night fighter and crashed near Niel-bij-As, but he bailed out and successfully evaded capture. He was the Flight Engineer.
Chapman, Eddie Click the name above to see a profile of Chapman, Eddie	Chapman, Eddie Taken prisoner on 22nd June 1944 when his Lancaster Mk.I LL973 EM-M of No.207 Sqn was shot down by a night fighter and crashed near Niel-bij-As. He was the Bomb Aimer.
Haslam, Frank R Click the name above to see a profile of Haslam, Frank R	Haslam, Frank R On 22nd June 1944, his Lancaster Mk.I LL973 EM-M of No.207 Sqn was shot down by a night fighter and crashed near Niel-bij-As, but he bailed out and successfully evaded capture. He was the Wireless Operator.
Jewell, Edwin Jack Click the name above to see a profile of Jewell, Edwin Jack    Died : 22 / 6 / 1944	Jewell, Edwin Jack Killed aged 23 on 22nd June 1944 when his Lancaster Mk.I LL973 EM-M of No.207 Sqn was shot down by a night fighter and crashed near Niel-bij-As. He was the Mid-Upper Gunner. He is buried in Heverlee War Cemetery. Son of Joseph Benjamin and Rose Jewell; husband of Jean Jewell, of Dover.
Loakes, Peter Click the name above to see a profile of Loakes, Peter	Loakes, Peter Taken prisoner on 22nd June 1944 when his Lancaster Mk.I LL973 EM-M of No.207 Sqn was shot down by a night fighter and crashed near Niel-bij-As. He was the Rear Gunner.
Shaw, John Click the name above to see a profile of Shaw, John    Died : 22 / 6 / 1944	Shaw, John Killed aged 22 on 22nd June 1944 when his Lancaster Mk.I LL973 EM-M of No.207 Sqn was shot down by a night fighter and crashed near Niel-bij-As. He was the Navigator. He is buried in Heverlee War Cemetery.
Solly, Charles John Click the name above to see a profile of Solly, Charles John    Died : 22 / 6 / 1944	Solly, Charles John Killed aged 22 on 22nd June 1944 when his Lancaster Mk.I LL973 EM-M of No.207 Sqn was shot down by a night fighter and crashed near Niel-bij-As. He was the Pilot. He is buried in Leopoldsburg War Cemetery. Son of Frederick Arthur and Charlotte Mary Solly; husband of Dorothy Jean Solly, of Romford, Essex.

Squadrons for : Lancaster I LL973
A list of all squadrons known to have flown Lancaster I LL973. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
Squadron	Info
No.207 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st April 1918 Fate : Disbanded 30th June 1984 Semper paratus - Always prepared Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.207 Sqn RAF	No.207 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.

Aircraft type : Lancaster
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Aircraft	Info
Lancaster Click the name above to see prints featuring Lancaster aircraft. Manufacturer : Avro Production Began : 1942 Retired : 1963 Number Built : 7377	Lancaster The Avro Lancaster arose from the avro Manchester and the first prototype Lancaster was a converted Manchester with four engines. The Lancaster was first flown in January 1941, and started operations in March 1942. By March 1945 The Royal Air Force had 56 squadrons of Lancasters with the first squadron equipped being No.44 Squadron. During World War Two the Avro Lancaster flew 156,000 sorties and dropped 618,378 tonnes of bombs between 1942 and 1945. Lancaster Bomberss took part in the devastating round-the-clock raids on Hamburg during Air Marshall Harris' Operation Gomorrah in July 1943. Just 35 Lancasters completed more than 100 successful operations each, and 3,249 were lost in action. The most successful survivor completed 139 operations, and the Lancaster was scrapped after the war in 1947. A few Lancasters were converted into tankers and the two tanker aircraft were joined by another converted Lancaster and were used in the Berlin Airlift, achieving 757 tanker sorties. A famous Lancaster bombing raid was the 1943 mission, codenamed Operation Chastise, to destroy the dams of the Ruhr Valley. The operation was carried out by 617 Squadron in modified Mk IIIs carrying special drum shaped bouncing bombs designed by Barnes Wallis. Also famous was a series of Lancaster attacks using Tallboy bombs against the German battleship Tirpitz, which first disabled and later sank the ship. The Lancaster bomber was the basis of the new Avro Lincoln bomber, initially known as the Lancaster IV and Lancaster V. (Becoming Lincoln B1 and B2 respectively.) Their Lancastrian airliner was also based on the Lancaster but was not very successful. Other developments were the Avro York and the successful Shackleton which continued in airborne early warning service up to 1992.

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