"The 74" - Aircrew Remembered

"The 74" - Aircrew Remembered

During the period that 625 Squadron was operational as part of Bomber Commend, a total of 74 Lancasters were lost.  As part of the efforts to create a memorial record for the air crews that were lost, a group of researchers has been working to create permanent records which depict and describe the circumstances associated with the lost aircraft and air crew.  The permanent records are referred to as the "Aircrew Remembered Archive Reports".

If you have information and/or photos that relate to the Loss Reports that have not yet been completed, please contact Jack Albrecht at: jalbrecht@jalbrecht.ca 

In order to view the individual Aircrew Remembered Archive Reports for each aircraft that was lost, please click the associated link below that is provided for each Loss.  To visit the Aircrew Remembered website, please click the Aircrew Remembered header image below.

Please note that there were two air crew that were killed but their aircraft were not lost.  Aircrew Remembered Archive Reports have been created for these two air crew.  They are as follows:

• F/Sgt Frank Percy Adams, Rear Gunner, RAAF, on Lancaster ND995, who died after a landing accident

• F/O David Norman Anthony Cooper, Bomb Aimer, RAF on Lancaster NG412, who was killed by an explosive shell while over the target

In addition, one air crew member, F/Sgt Frederick Thomas Price, Navigator, RAF, on Lancaster JA862, was killed by friendly fire while on a forced march while interred as a POW.  The information related to this aircraft, its crew, including F/Sgt Price are captured in Aircrew Remembered Archive Report Loss #13.  See the link to the report in the listing below.