ED925 AJ-M
Avro Lancaster B.III (Type 464 Provisioning)
| Code letters | AJ-M |
|---|---|
| Squadron | No. 617 Squadron (Dambusters) |
| Mark | B.III (Type 464 Provisioning) |
| Fate | Lost on operations |
| Lost | 16 May 1943 |
Notes
AJ-M, flown by Flight Lieutenant John ‘Hoppy’ Hopgood, was the second aircraft to attack the Möhne dam on the night of 16/17 May 1943. Wounded earlier in the sortie, Hopgood pressed his run, but the Lancaster was hit by flak and his mine bounced over the dam wall; the aircraft caught fire and crashed soon afterwards. Hopgood and four of his crew were killed; two survived to become prisoners of war.
Operations flown
Operation Chastise (16 May 1943) — Failed to return
Crew: J W Fraser (Bomb aimer) · Charles Brennan (Flight engineer) · George Henry Ford Goodwin Gregory (Front gunner) · Kenneth Earnshaw (Navigator) · John Vere Hopgood (Pilot) · A F Burcher (Rear gunner) · John William Minchin (Wireless operator)
Source: Dambusters Blog — Operation Chastise complete crew list →