LEST WE FORGET
Air Operations: (No. 460 Squadron Lancaster aircraft LL907), France, 7 July 1944
Lancaster LL907 was tasked to support the Normandy landings at Caen, France. The aircraft collided with No. 103 Squadron Lancaster LM124 over the target area, but both aircraft returned saeely to their bases. As a result of the collision, Flight Sergeant Bertuch and Sergeant Lemmon both baled out – Bertuch was captured and Lemmon may have died during the descent or perhaps soon after capture.
The crew members of LL907 were:
Fight Sergeant Frank Linton Bertuch (419250) PoW
Sergeant G W Carney (1058496) (RAFVR) Safe
Flight Sergeant C J Henderson (63097) (RAF) Safe
Sergeant Ralph Ernest Lemmon (J/88864) RCAF
Warrant Officer George Edward Maskell Lindenberg DFC (414708) Safe
Sergeant G H Smith (570259) (RAFVR) Safe
Sergeant M J Woodcroft (1443579) (RAFVR) Safe
References:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line
Department of Veterans’ Affairs World War II Nominal Roll On-Line
National Archives of Australian File A705, 166/5/606