JB597

630 Squadron

 

Final Mission

JB597  took off from East Kirby at 1723 hrs on 27th November 1943 for an  operation on Berlin. Upon their return an attempt was made to land at Holme-on-Spalding Moor airfield in Yorkshire. The aircraft undershot the runway and crashed. No injuries were reported.

JB597 (LE-?) was a Mk III Lancaster crewed by  the following:-

Pilot

Flight Sergeant

S.A. EDWARDS

RAF

No details as yet

Flight Engineer

Sergeant

D.H. RYDER

RAF

No details as yet

Navigator

Flight Sergeant

R. HEAP

RAF

No details as yet

Bomb-Aimer

Sergeant

H.GRANT

RAF

No details as yet

Wireless Operator - Air Gunner

Sergeant

H.M. KENT

RAF 

No details as yet

Mid-Upper Gunner

Sergeant

G.J. HILL

RAF

No details as yet

Rear Gunner

Sergeant

L. DIGGLE

RAF

No details as yet

 

 

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