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207522

Sgt. James Burke

Royal Air Force 460 Squadron

from:Liverpool

(d.3rd Aug 1944)

James Burke was a crew member of Lancaster PB125 AR-L, they took off at 11:38 on the 3rd of August 1944 from Binbrook to attack the flying-bomb storage site. I was told that when the crew bailed out they were shot and killed as they floated down, over St Maclou-De Folleville. The crew where all are buried in the local churchyard alongside three airmen from 57 sqdn who were killed four weeks earlier. Some years later the graves were opened, over i.d. issues, and his signet ring with JB on, was returned to the family.

The crew were:

  • F/O R.C.Fidock
  • Sgt D.C.Stock
  • F/S R.H.Jones
  • F/S W.R.Hullett
  • F/S K.F.Heidtman
  • Sgt J.E.Trollope
  • Sgt J.Burke



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