@Documark Thanks for sharing again. Alex present uncle Ern with his medal. A wonderful day we will never forget
Hers uncle Ern. He passed at 102 in 2019
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@VoicesofWW2 Our uncle Ern survived and lived to a 102. He passed in 2019. Here he is talking about the Lancastria. Keep him memory alive and listen to him
8 Lancaster aircraft lost
53 airmen killed
3 airmen Prisoners of War
8 of the 19 Lancaster aircraft of Op Chastise failed to return.
The last surviving aircraft to return from Operation Chastise (the Dambusters Raid) was AJ-W (Flight Lieutenant Les Knight's crew), which landed back at RAF Scampton at approximately 06:15 hrs on the morning of May 17, 1943.
Photo IWM CH 12519 as an illustration of aircrew post mission, empty place settings at the table.