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F/Sgt. R. B. McAlister
Royal Canadian Air Force 514 Sqdn.
I would like to obtain information on the above particularly with respect to Lancaster LL625 C (Charlie), which crashed in Germany on 24th/25th March 1944. There was one survivor: F/Sgt R B McAlister. I want information on F/Sgt Gerald E Scott who died. This was the last major Berlin raid. The full crew were:
F/Sgt. R.B. McAlister, RCAF, mid-upper gunner
F/O J.R. Laing, RAFVR, pilot
Sgt. A. Vickers, RAFVR, navigator
F/Sgt J. Knights, RAFVR, bomb aimer
F/Sgt. G.E. Scott, RAFVR, wop/airgunner
Sgt. C.A. Salt, RAFVR, rear gunner
Sgt. P.C.K. Bennett, RAFVR, flight engineer
All the crew who died were buried in Berling 1939-45 War Cemetery.