James Lamb Arthur
Warrant Officer Class II · R/119416 · Canadian
- Died
- 17 May 1943, aged 25
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Not known
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- Bergen-op-zoom War Cemetery, Netherlands
Operations on this date. 2 raids in this archive were flown on the night of 17 May 1943: Operation Chastise · Operation Chastise - The 'dambusters' Raid. (Cross-reference by date — not in itself confirmation this airman flew it.)
Timeline
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16 May 1943
Flew Operation Chastise
Bomb aimer, ED865 AJ-S — Crashed outbound -
17 May 1943
Died
aged 25
Crew & operations
Flew as Bomb aimer with No. 617 Squadron (Dambusters).
- Operation Chastise (16 May 1943) — aircraft ED865 AJ-S (Avro Lancaster) — Crashed outbound
Crew: 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: CWGC casualty record: ARTHUR, JAMES LAMB → · Commonwealth War Graves Commission