LEST WE FORGET
Air Operations: (No. 454 Squadron Baltimore aircraft FA523), Mediterranean, 6 November 1943
On 6 November 1943 No. 454 Squadron Baltimore FA523 went missing without trace over the Mediterranean. The crew members of FA523 were:
Pilot Officer William Clarkson (133764) (RAFVR) (Pilot)
Sergeant Thomas Norman Gibson (1385020) (RAFVR) (Wireless Operator Air Gunner)
Sergeant Charles Edward Roy Lane (1314918) (RAFVR) (Wireless Operator Air Gunner)
Flying Officer Douglas Victor Mansell (135913) (RAFVR) (Navigator)
References:
Lax, M. R. (Mark Roger) Alamein to the Alps: 454 Squadron RAAF 1941-1945, M R Lax Wanniassa ACT 2903, 2006
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records