Ongoing research about ED559 and her crew​

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Each month it seems something new about ED559 comes to light. It might be a new document I haven't seen before, a photo or an email from someone with an interest in a member of the crew or about the Lancaster. Research into ED559 is ongoing and as new information arrives I add it here or in the blog.

Caterpillar Club

How some of ED559's crew had previously bailed out of a stricken Wellington bomber in September 1942

Lancaster Loss Card

Every lost aircraft had a loss card detailing info about the aircraft and crew

Richard Curle's Service Record

Details about the movements and promotions of ED559's skipper

Harry Riding's Log Book

Scans of ED559's wireless operator's log book from 1942 and 1943

Night Bomber Report

Details of the bombing activity for the night of 4/5 March 1943

Swain Letter

Wing Commander's Swain's letter that details the fate and route of of ED559

Guy Normandin

The fisherman who found Richard Curle's body in the Pertuis d'Antioche

Pilot Officer Robert Herbert Chapman

Details about an Australian bomb aimer that flew with some of ED559's crew on a stricken Wellingon

Crew Memorials

Details about memorials to the crew of ED559 in the UK and Australia

German Defences in the Gironde Estuary

Information about the Germans defences in the Gironde Estuary - the target for ED559

RAF Gardening Operations during the Second World War

Information about how mines were dropped from bomber aircraft

Links

Websites that have supplied information about ED559 or cover other Lancaster bombers