Crash Site Avro Lancaster W4256

During the night of 3 to 4 February 1943, the Avro Lancaster W4256 crashed near Hipolytushoef, on the former island of Wieringen in North Holland. The crew was returning from a bombing mission over Hamburg, Germany. During that mission, many aircraft were attacked by German anti-aircraft guns and night fighters. The W4256 was also hit — probably by a German night fighter — and crashed shortly afterwards.

All seven crew members were killed in the crash. They were later buried in the general cemetery in Middenmeer.

Crew members
Pilot Officer Peter James Lane, Pilot (Captain)
Sergeant Joseph Llewellyn, Flight Engineer
Sergeant John Allan Butler, Navigator
Sergeant Arthur Thomas Lewis, Bomb Aimer
Sergeant Douglas Arthur Shepherd, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Sergeant Eric Edward Downer, Mid-Upper Gunner
Sergeant Leonard Charles French, Rear Gunner

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Source

• Text: RJArmy.nl
• Photos: RJ Army
• SHHK