Avro Lancaster III (ND878 DX-B) on a mission to Braunschweig on 1944-05-23

-, Braunschweig, Germany

Listing Details

Date

1944-05-23

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Address

-, Braunschweig, Germany

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Description

On Monday, 22 May 1944, (a part of) the aircraft of the 57 squadron (RAAF), took off for a mission to Braunschweig in Germany from a station (airfield) in or near East Kirkby.
One of the crew members was Flight Lieutenant J J Mahoney RAAF. He departed for his mission at 22:16.
He flew with a Avro Lancaster (type III, with serial ND878 and code DX-B). His mission and of the other crew members was planned for Tuesday, 23 May 1944.

Photos from Sherri Lucas: JJ “Jack” Mahoney was engaged to my aunt, Acting Corporal E M Scaroni, WAAF, who was killed on 28th June 1944.

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