ED485 GT

Avro Lancaster III

Code lettersGT
SquadronNo. 156 Squadron
MarkIII
FateLost on operations
Lost19 February 1943

Notes

Lancaster Mk III ED485 (GT-) of No. 156 Squadron, a Pathfinder unit, took off from Warboys at 18:07 for the Wilhelmshaven raid of 19/20 February 1943 and was lost without trace. All seven crew were killed.

Operations flown

Operation Wilhelmshaven (19 February 1943)Failed to return

Crew: Elias Cuthbert (Other) · John William Denby (Other) · Harry William Welch (Other) · Pierre Yves Camille Tremblay (Other) · Hugh Alexander McLennan (Other) · Edward Percy George Bayliss (Other) · Thomas Edward Case (Pilot)

Source: Bomber Command campaign diary & squadron loss records — Wilhelmshaven raid, 19/20 February 1943