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F/Sgt. S. C. Alidis

Royal Air Force 57 Sqdn.

F/Sgt Alidis was a member of the crew of a Lancaster bomber which was shot down on 11th November 1944. Info is from Chorley's Bomber Command Losses 1944:

11/12 Nov 1944, 57 Sqn, Avro Lancaster I, Serial No. LL939, Code DX-H, Op: Hamburg

  • F/O S Bowden, Pilot (died)
  • Sgt AC Brett, Flight Engineer (died)
  • Sgt LW Nagley (pow)
  • F/S SC Alidis (pow)
  • Sgt JA McLaughlin, Wireless Operator/Airgunner(died)
  • F/S FC Green, Airgunner (died)
  • Sgt C Bayford, Airgunner (died)

    Took off 1654 East Kirkby. Hit by flak and crash-landed circa 1927 near Beckdorf, 8 km SSW from Buxtehude. On the first impact one engine and the rear turret were torn away, the rest of the Lancaster bouncing back into the air and flying on for over a km before smashing back to earth. The two survivors are believed to have baled out, as did Sgt Brett but his parachute failed to deploy. He lies in Becklingen War Cemetery, while the others who died are buried in Hamburg Cemetery, Ohlsdorf.



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