My uncle was Sgt Thomas Crane (1532034) son of Thomas and Maud Crane, of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
He was a Bomb Aimer in 101 Sqdn based at Ludford Magna. The Lancaster III, LM 462 in which he was a Bomb Aimer was shot down over Rebrechien, France while on ABC (Airborne Cigar) duties during a raid to Stuttgart on 28th July 1944. All the crew were KIA and all are buried in the Rebrechien Communal Cemetery.
The full crew list:
PILOT : Hyland, Peter Joseph, Pilot Officer, (177687)
Sergeant John Hodgson (flight engineer) (984920)
Flight Sergeant Clifford Ernest Smith (navigator) (1542938)
Sergeant Thomas Crane (bomb aimer) (1532034) Sergeant John Thomas Victor Moore (wireless operator) (1582062)
Sergeant Wolf Herman Engelhardt {specialist equipment operator} (1895899)
Sergeant Eric Ronald Brown {w/u} (1318339)
Pilot Officer Albert William Tuuri RCAF (J/95438)
I am planning to visit the grave for the first time for on the 60th anniversary this year and I'd like to find out more about my uncle and the rest of the crew.
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