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This image of the crew and ground crew was taken at Fiskerton under PD232
O-Oboe. A mixed nationality crew, they are left to right as follows:
Sergeant Paul Wrightman - Flight Engineer R.A.F.V.R.
Neil Donovan - Wireless Operator R.A.A.F.
Flying Officer William Carland Johnston - Bomb Aimer R.C.A.F.
Squadron Leader David ‘Mickey’ Masters - Pilot R.A.F.V.R.
Sergeant Jeff French - Navigator R.A.F.V.R.
Sergeant Smudge Smith - Mid Upper Gunner R.A.F.V.R.
Flight Sergeant Jock Smart - Rear Gunner R.A.F.V.R.
This Lancaster was Lost over Germany en-route to Dresden on the evening of
13 February 1945. The pilot, Flying Officer Roland Young was in collision with a
th
Pathfinder Lancaster of 405 Squadron from RAF Gransden lodge at 18 to 20,000 ft.
All crew members from both Lancasters perished in the crash.