Nathan Crawford
Squadron Leader · J/12954 · 
Canadian
- Died
- 2 January 1945, aged 35
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Squadron Leader Nathan Crawford of the Canadian air forces served as the bomb aimer of Lancaster PB477 with No. 405 Squadron, Royal Air Force. On 3 January 1945 the aircraft was lost on the raid on Nuremberg. He was killed in action, aged 35. He is buried at Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany.
Last updated 13 June 2026.
Crew & operations
Flew as Bomb aimer with No. 405 Squadron (Vancouver).
- Operation (3 January 1945) — aircraft PB477 LQ-B (Avro Lancaster) — Failed to return
Crew: S Rhodes (Flight engineer) · Gerald Edward Geeves (Mid-upper gunner) · Stanley Herbert Fitzhenry (Navigator) · K J Lawson (Pilot) · D G Plyley (Rear gunner) · E C Duke (Wireless operator)
Awards
-
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) — gazetted 8 December 1944
Timeline
-
8 December 1944
Gazetted: DFC
Distinguished Flying Cross -
2 January 1945
Died
aged 35 -
3 January 1945
Flew Operation
Bomb aimer, PB477 LQ-B — Failed to return
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany
Operations on this date. 10 raids in this archive were flown on the night of 2 January 1945: Dortmund–ems Canal · Dortmund · Vohwinkel · Gravenhorst · Hanau · Railway Tunnels · Ludwigshafen · Bremen · Berlin · Nuremberg. (Cross-reference by date — not in itself confirmation this airman flew it.)