The Crew of : ee873

Pilot: F/L Cyril Ernest Coombs (CWGC Page) KIA Aged 22
Pilot: F/S Ernest Candy (CWGC Page) KIA Aged 32
Sgt John Olav Bradshaw (CWGC Page) Flight Engineer KIA
P/O Paul Douglas Swallow (CWGC Page) Bomber Aimer KIA Aged 23
Sgt William Gordon Dawson (CWGC Page) Bomber Aimer KIA Aged 21
Sgt Charles Alexander Long (CWGC Page) Wirewless Operator KIA
Sgt Robert Clarke Gunner Evd
Sgt Eric Bradley Potter (CWGC Page) Gunner KIA

EE873 was airborne at 23. 46 on the 13th Jul 1943 from West Wickham.

Outbound, shot down by a night-fighter (Oblt Wilhelm Telge, 11./NJG1) and crashed 01.45 at Rotem (Limburg), midway between Dilsen and Elen, Belgium, and within a few kilometres of the frontier with Holland.

Those killed were buried in St-Truiden Jul 43. They have been subsequently exhumed and re-interred in Heverlee War Cemetery. The owner of the land wher etyhe plane crashed,a Mr. Sylvester Colson has built a superb memorial to the crew, please have a look at the external link to the ARS page..

Amazing stuff, bravo Mr Colson.

External Links

Please visit this amazing web page set up by Aircrew Rememberance Society