F/L Eric Broadbent RAFVR and crew – 103 Squadron – RAF Elsham Wolds – 1944
Failed to Return – 28/29th July 1944 – Avro Lancaster III – NE117 – Op Stuttgart.
Eric Broadbent and his crew were posted to 103 Squadron at RAF Elsham Wolds from Heavy Conversion Unit 11 Base on the 28th April 1944. They were lost on their 25th operation. See below :-
03-May-44 – Mailly-le-Camp - Lancaster – LL946 – F/O E Broadbent - Combat. Gunner replied. Evasive action. Fighter lost. No damage
11-May-44 – Hasselt - Lancaster – ND925 – F/O E Broadbent - Bombed last resort target
21-May-44 – Duisburg - Lancaster – JB655 – F/O E Broadbent
22-May-44 - Dortmund - Lancaster – NE173 - F/O E Broadbent
24-May-44 – Aachen - Lancaster – JB655 - F/O E Broadbent
27-May-44 – Aachen - Lancaster - NE117 - F/O E Broadbent - Approached by enemy aircraft. Gunners fired. Enemy aircraft did not return attack. No claims.
02-Jun-44 – Calais - Lancaster - NE117 - F/O E Broadbent
03-Jun-44 – Wimereaux - Lancaster - NE117 - F/O E Broadbent
05-Jun-44 - St-Martin-de-Varreville/Crisbec Lancaster - NE117 - F/O E Broadbent
06-Jun-44 – Vire - Lancaster - NE117 - F/O E Broadbent
09-Jun-44 – Flers - Lancaster - NE117 - F/O E Broadbent
22-Jun-44 – Mimoyecques - Lancaster - NE117 - F/O E Broadbent
28-Jun-44 - Chateau Benapres - Lancaster - NE117 - F/O E Broadbent
29-Jun-44 – Domleger - Lancaster - NE117 - F/O E Broadbent - Made an excellent one wheeled landing at base and aircraft back in commission the following day.
02-Jul-44 – Domleger - Lancaster - NE117 - F/O E Broadbent
05-Jul-44 – Dijon - Lancaster - NE117 - F/L E Broadbent
07-Jul-44 – Caen - Lancaster - NE117 - F/L E Broadbent
12-Jul-44 – Revigny - Lancaster - NE117 - F/L E Broadbent - Diverted due to rain and low cloud at base
14-Jul-44 – Revigny - Lancaster - NE117 - F/L E Broadbent - Aborted by Master Bomber due to cloud cover over target. Jettisoned long delay bombs & returned to base
17-Jul-44 – Sanneville - Lancaster - NE117 - F/L E Broadbent
18-Jul-44 - Scholven Buer - Lancaster - NE117 - F/L E Broadbent
20-Jul-44 – Wizernes - Lancaster - NE117 - F/L E Broadbent
23-Jul-44 – Kiel - Lancaster - NE117 - F/L E Broadbent
25-Jul-44 – Stuttgart - Lancaster - NE117 - F/L E Broadbent
28-Jul-44 – Stuttgart - Lancaster - NE117 - F/L E Broadbent – FTR - Crashed at Muenschingen, north west of Stuttgart, Germany.
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F/L Eric Broadbent RAFVR - 22 – 103 Sqn - Son of James Edward and Muriel Broadbent of Halifax, Yorkshire - Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany
F/O Charles Joseph Mitchell RCAF ( pictured below ) – Second Pilot - 26 – 103 Sqn - Son of Charles J. Mitchell and Leone Mitchell, of Brantford, Ontario, Canada; husband of Peggy Joanne Mitchell, Brantford, Ontario, Canada. B.V.Sc., V.S. - Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany
Sgt George William Mawson RAFVR – Flight Engineer - 19 – 103 Sqn - Son of George Walter and Edith Eleanor Mawson of Stockbridge, Hampshire - Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany
F/S William James Henry Beardsmore RAFVR – Air Bomber - 21 – 103 Sqn - Son of Henry and Beatrice Beardsmore of Bordesley Green, Birmingham - Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany
P/O Philip Ralph Wood RAFVR - Navigator - 22 – 103 Sqn - Son of Philip Ralph Wood, and of Grace Hannah Wood of Fixby, Yorkshire - Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany
P/O Robert Barry Garside RAFVR – Wireless Operator - 21 – 103 Sqn - Son of Robert James Garside and Elsie Garside of Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire - Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany
Sgt James Edward Pinnock RAFVR – Air Gunner – 103 Sqn - Son of James Edward Pinnock and Emma Pinnock of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire - Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany
Sgt Derrick Reuben Tomlinson RAFVR – Air Gunner - 19 – 103 Sqn - Son of John Thomas Tomlinson and Emily Tomlinson of Hucknall, Nottinghamshire - Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany
F/O Charles Joseph Mitchell RCAF
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28-Jul-44 – Stuttgart
This attack is described in the Stuttgart 28/29th July 1944 Article
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This machine gave good service being lost on its 30th operation. See below :-
11-May-44 - Hasselt - Lancaster - NE117 – P/O KW Mitchell - Aborted. Returned with bombs as per instructions from Master Bomber
21-May-44 - Duisburg - Lancaster - NE117 – P/O LJL Green
22-May-44 - Dortmund - Lancaster - NE117 - F/O DA Josey
27-May-44 - Aachen - Lancaster - NE117 - F/O E Broadbent - Approached by enemy aircraft. Gunners fired. Enemy aircraft did not return attack. No claims.
02-Jun-44 - Calais - Lancaster - NE117 - F/O E Broadbent
03-Jun-44 - Wimereaux - Lancaster - NE117 - F/O E Broadbent
05-Jun-44 - St-Martin-de-Varreville/Crisbec Lancaster - NE117 - F/O E Broadbent
06-Jun-44 - Vire - Lancaster - NE117 - F/O E Broadbent
09-Jun-44 - Flers - Lancaster - NE117 - F/O E Broadbent
12-Jun-44 - Gelsenkirchen - Lancaster - NE117 – P/OAP Forbes RCAF
14-Jun-44 - Le Havre - Lancaster - NE117 – P/O AP Forbes RCAF
16-Jun-44 - Sterkrade - Lancaster - NE117 – P/O AP Forbes RCAF
17-Jun-44 - Aulnoye - Lancaster - NE117 – P/O AP Forbes RCAF - Aborted by Master Bomber due to cloud cover over target. Jettisoned long delay bombs & returned to base
22-Jun-44 - Mimoyecques - Lancaster - NE117 - F/O E Broadbent
23-Jun-44 - Saintes - Lancaster - NE117 - F/O JB Moss
25-Jun-44 - Flers - Lancaster - NE117 - F/O JB Moss
28-Jun-44 - Chateau Benapres - Lancaster - NE117 - F/O E Broadbent
29-Jun-44 - Domleger - Lancaster - NE117 - F/O E Broadbent - Made an excellent one wheeled landing at base and aircraft back in commission the following day.
02-Jul-44 - Domleger - Lancaster - NE117 - F/O E Broadbent
04-Jul-44 - Orleans-les-Aubrais - Lancaster - NE117 – F/S HJ Shea
05-Jul-44 - Dijon - Lancaster - NE117 - F/L E Broadbent
07-Jul-44 - Caen - Lancaster - NE117 - F/L E Broadbent
12-Jul-44 - Revigny - Lancaster - NE117 - F/L E Broadbent - Diverted due to rain and low cloud at base
14-Jul-44 - Revigny - Lancaster - NE117 - F/L E Broadbent - Aborted by Master Bomber due to cloud cover over
target. Jettisoned long delay bombs & returned to base
17-Jul-44 - Sanneville - Lancaster - NE117 - F/L E Broadbent
18-Jul-44 - Scholven Buer - Lancaster - NE117 - F/L E Broadbent
20-Jul-44 - Wizernes - Lancaster - NE117 - F/L E Broadbent
23-Jul-44 - Kiel - Lancaster - NE117 - F/L E Broadbent
25-Jul-44 - Stuttgart - Lancaster - NE117 - F/L E Broadbent
28-Jul-44 - Stuttgart - Lancaster - NE117 - F/L E Broadbent – FTR - Crashed at Muenschingen, north west of Stuttgart, Germany.
Item compiled by David Fell. Photos courtesy of the Canadian Virtual War Memorial.
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