ED865 AJ-S
Avro Lancaster B.III (Type 464 Provisioning)
| Code letters | AJ-S |
|---|---|
| Squadron | No. 617 Squadron (Dambusters) |
| Mark | B.III (Type 464 Provisioning) |
| Fate | Lost on operations |
| Lost | 16 May 1943 |
Notes
AJ-S, flown by Pilot Officer Lewis Burpee of the RCAF in the reserve wave, was lost on the outward flight, shot down by flak as it strayed over the German night-fighter airfield at Gilze-Rijen in the Netherlands. Burpee and all his crew were killed.
Operations flown
Operation Chastise (16 May 1943) — Crashed outbound
Crew: James Lamb Arthur (Bomb aimer) · Guy Pegler (Flight engineer) · William Charles Arthur Long (Front gunner) · Thomas Jaye (Navigator) · Lewis Johnstone Burpee (Pilot) · Joseph Gordon Brady (Rear gunner) · Leonard George Weller (Wireless operator)
Source: Dambusters Blog — Operation Chastise complete crew list →