Memorial Lancaster ED 887 AJ-A

The text on the memorial is:
IN MEMORY OF THE CREW OF
AVRO LANCASTER ED 887 AJ-A 617 SQUADRON RAF

On the night of 16/17 May 1943 Lancaster AJ-A was on the homeward flight from a raid on the German dams (Operation Chastise) to RAF Scampton. The Lancaster was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed about 2 km south from this point along the shoreline.

All seven crew members lost their lives and are buried at Bergen General Cemetery.

S/L H.M. Young DFC* Pilot
Sgt D.T. Horsfall Flight Engineer
F/Sgt C.W. Roberts Navigator
Sgt L.W. Nichols Wireless Operator
F/O V.S. MacCausland (RCAF) Bomb Aimer
Sgt G.A. Yeo Front Gunner
Sgt W. Ibbotson Rear Gunner

We Will Remember Them

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Source

• Text: Mark van der Klooster
• Photos: Mark van der Klooster