On 5 September 1942 they took off in Lancaster I
R5755 - I - EM-N on a mission to the German city
of Bremen. Their
Lancaster was shot down and crashed into the
IJsselmeer.
Sgt John Luton is buried in Stavoren.
F/O Richard Rowlands is buried at Scharl . Sgt
Frederick Barnes and Sgt John Atkinson are both
buried at Bergen General Cemetery. Sgt Cecil
Pattison and Sgt George Fleck are both missing
and are commemorated at the Runnymede Memorial.
P/O Adam Hastings is buried in Lemmer General
Cemetery
(picture by
Wim Bastiaanse)