ME782

630 Squadron

 

Final Mission

At 2308 hrs on 21st June 1944, ME782 took off from East Kirkby on operations to Wesseling. They were shot down, whilst returning to East Kirkby, following the raid by an unknown nightfighter, and crashed into open countryside some 4 km North East of Turnhout (Antwerpen).All rest in Schoonselhof Cemetery, where they are buried in the local churchyard.

ME782 (LE-N) was a Mk I Lancaster crewed by  the following:-

Pilot

Pilot Officer

T. G. Hart

RCAF

Thomas Hart

Rank: Pilot Officer
Age: 21
Date of Death: 22/06/1944
Service No:
Cemetery: SCHOONSELHOF CEMETERY, ANTWERP

Flight Engineer

Sergeant

R. M. Jordan

RAF

Ronald Jordan

Rank: Sergeant
Age: 26
Date of Death: 22/06/1944
Service No:
Cemetery: SCHOONSELHOF CEMETERY, ANTWERP

Navigator

Sergeant

M. J. Macnaughton-Smith

RAF

Michael Macnaughton-Smith

Rank: Sergeant
Age: 20
Date of Death: 22/06/1944
Service No:
Cemetery: SCHOONSELHOF CEMETERY, ANTWERP

Bomb-Aimer

Pilot Officer

J. J. Scully

RCAF

John Scully

Rank: Pilot Officer
Age: 21
Date of Death: 22/06/1944
Service No:
Cemetery: SCHOONSELHOF CEMETERY, ANTWERP

Wireless Operator - Air Gunner

Sergeant

R. G. Harwood

RAF

Raymond Harwood

Rank: Sergeant
Age:
Date of Death: 22/06/1944
Service No:
Cemetery: SCHOONSELHOF CEMETERY, ANTWERP

Mid-Upper Gunner

Pilot Officer

R. J. Walton

RCAF

Richard Walton

Rank: Pilot Officer
Age: 20
Date of Death: 22/06/1944
Service No:
Cemetery: SCHOONSELHOF CEMETERY, ANTWERP

Rear Gunner

Pilot Officer

A. H. Siemins

RCAF

Archie Siemins

Rank: Pilot Officer
Age:
Date of Death: 22/06/1944
Service No:
Cemetery: SCHOONSELHOF CEMETERY, ANTWERP

On July 10th 2008 a monument was inaugurated in remembrance of the crew in the village of Oud-Turnhout, Atwerp Belgiumby by the local historical society. Details of which were very kindly provided by a volunteer member of the society, Hubert Michiels

ME782_monument

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