F/L Alan McK Brown RAFVR and crew – 103 Squadron – RAF Elsham Wolds – 1943
Failed to Return – 14/15th June 1943 – Avro Lancaster III – ED612 – Op Oberhausen
Alan Brown and crew were posted to 103 Squadron at RAF Elsham Wolds 6th April 1943 from 1662 Heavy Conversion Unit and sadly were lost on their 16th operation. They were all hard trips and typical of the time.
10-Apr-43 – Frankfurt – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown
13-Apr-43 - La Spezia – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown - Landed at Wyton
16-Apr-43 – Pilsen – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown
18-Apr-43 - La Spezia – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown
20-Apr-43 – Stettin – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown
26-Apr-43 – Duisburg – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown
27-Apr-43 - St Jean du Luz/Biscay coast – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown
30-Apr-43 – Essen – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown – ER - Starboard outer engine fluctuating
12-May-43 – Duisburg – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown
13-May-43 – Bochum – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown
23-May-43 – Dortmund – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown
25-May-43 – Dusseldorf – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown
27-May-43 – Essen – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown
29-May-43 – Wuppertal – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown
11-Jun-43 – Dusseldorf – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown
14-Jun-43 – Oberhausen – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown – FTR - Crashed near Munchengladbach, Germany.
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F/L Alan McKeand Brown RAFVR – Pilot – 22 – 103 Sqn - Son of Harry Albert and Mabel Clare Brown, of Badger's Mount, Kent – Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany
Sgt Edgar Harry Morley RAFVR – Flight Engineer - 22 – 103 Sqn - Son of John Robert and Jessie Lydia Morley, of Whittlesey, Northamptonshire – Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany
P/O Herbert Frank Lewis RAFVR - Navigator – 31 – 103 Sqn - Ilfracombe, Devon - Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany
Sgt John Greenway RAFVR – Air Bomber - 103 Sqn - Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany
Sgt Jack Cliffe RAFVR – Air Gunner - 20 – 103 Sqn- Son of Sassoon and Dorothy Evelyn Cliffe, of - Camberley, Surrey - Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany
F/S Eusebins William O'Connell RCAF ( pictured below ) – Air Gunner - 103 Sqn - Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany
Sgt James Harold Saville RAFVR – Air Gunner - 30 – 103 Sqn - Son of William and Alice Saville of South Hackney, London - Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany
F/S Eusebins William O'Connell RCAF
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14-Jun-43 - Oberhausen
103 Squadron detailed 27 aircraft for this attack on the German city of Oberhausen. Owing to cloud conditions the target was marked with skymarkers by the Pathfinders and appears to have been a great success. The glow of the fires in the cloud being seen form as far as the coast. Bombing heights were between 21000 ft and 24600 ft. There were several sightings of enemy aircraft and two combats. Sgt Davidson attacked twice by enemy aircraft whilst coned in searchlights but evaded. Sgt Hardman claimed a Ju 88 as a probable. For aircraft returned early and F/L Brown and crew and Sgt Whitehead and crew failed to return.
For this attack on Oberhausen Bomber Command detailed a total of 197 Lancasters and 6 Mosquitos to Oberhausen. This target was cloud-covered but once again the Oboe skymarking was accurate. 17 Lancasters lost, 8.4 per cent of the force.
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Lancaster - ED612
This machine gave good service ebing lost on its 31st operation.
21-Feb-43 – Bremen – Lancaster – ED612 – S/L JH Kennard - Undertook Sq reconnaissance over target
25-Feb-43 – Nuremberg – Lancaster – ED612 – S/L JH Kennard - Undertook Sq reconnaissance over target.
01-Mar-43 – Berlin – Lancaster – ED612 – S/L JH Kennard
03-Mar-43 – Hamburg – Lancaster – ED612 – S/L JH Kennard
08-Mar-43 – Nuremberg – Lancaster – ED612 – F/O WR Crich
09-Mar-43 – Munich – Lancaster – ED612 – Sgt KLW Lay
11-Mar-43 – Stuttgart – Lancaster – ED612 – F/O EC Lee-Brown
12-Mar-43 – Essen – Lancaster – ED612 – F/O EC Lee-Brown
20-Mar-43 – Leer – Lancaster – ED612 – S/L C O'Donoghue
26-Mar-43 – Duisburg – Lancaster – ED612 – S/L C O'Donoghue
28-Mar-43 - St Nazaire – Lancaster – ED612 – S/L C O'Donoghue - 2 engines cut on take off.
03-Apr-43 – Essen – Lancaster – ED612 – P/O DM Carey
04-Apr-43 – Kiel – Lancaster – ED612 – P/O DM Carey
09-Apr-43 – Duisburg – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L EC Lee-Brown
10-Apr-43 – Frankfurt – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown
13-Apr-43 - La Spezia – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown - Landed at Wyton
16-Apr-43 – Pilsen – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown
18-Apr-43 - La Spezia – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown
20-Apr-43 – Stettin – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown
26-Apr-43 – Duisburg - Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown
27-Apr-43 - St Jean du Luz/Biscay coast – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown
30-Apr-43 – Essen – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown – ER - Starboard outer engine fluctuating
04-May-43 – Dortmund – Lancaster – ED612 – P/O WG Cole
12-May-43 – Duisburg – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown
13-May-43 – Bochum – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown
23-May-43 – Dortmund – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown
25-May-43 – Dusseldorf – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown
27-May-43 – Essen – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown
29-May-43 – Wuppertal – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown
11-Jun-43 – Dusseldorf – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown
14-Jun-43 – Oberhausen – Lancaster – ED612 – F/L AM Brown – FTR - Crashed near Munchengladbach, Germany.
Item compiled by David Fell
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