209449 Sgt. William Edward Scarbrough Royal Air Force 100 Squadron from:Wandsworth, London (d.15th Feb 1943) My uncle Sgt W.E.Scarbrough flew with 100 Sqd, as a rear gunner (AG) in a Lancaster Mk111 Bomber, and was just three miles from RAF Waltham Lincs, when it crashed landed, due to the damaged that had been inflicted over Germany. We believe that three of the crew survived the crash, by bailing out before the bomber crashed in flames, killing the other crew, one of the survivors a Sgt Carson wrote to my uncle's mother, informing her of his death. This crash happened on the 15th February 1943, we are hoping that there is someone out there who knew Billy Scarbrough, or knows of the crash of the Lancaster, so that we can build up a better picture of what happened on that day. His name will be on the new Bomber Command war memorial in Green Park, but it would be nice if we could find out, from someone what he was like, and what other RAF stations he might have served before, arriving at RAF Waltham Lincolnshire. If you can help please contact me.
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