On the night of 10 April 1945, 630 Squadron Lancaster RF-122 (LE-S) was shot down while on a raid against the Wahren railyards in Leipzig.
Bomb Aimer, Flying Officer P F Fleming, and Rear Gunner, Flight Sergeant I S Lynn, survived the crash and were taken POW; the remainder of the crew perished and are buried in the Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery. The crew was:
Flying Officer R J Sassoon Pilot
Sergeant S C Walton Flight Engineer
Flying Officer J Hopwood Navigator
Flying Officer P F Fleming Bomb Aimer (taken POW)
Flight Sergeant M S Munro Wireless Operator
Sergeant W H R Jenkins Mid-upper Gunner
Flight Sergeant I S Lynn Rear Gunner (taken POW)
Relatives of the pilot, Flying Officer Richard Sassoon, have recently contacted the Association and would be pleased to hear from any relatives of any of the other crew members on this fateful mission.
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