[David Layne]

During my fathers service with 50 Conversion Flight, 1661 H.C.U. and
97 Squadron he flew in a total of 19 Lancasters, they being:

L7534, R5907, W4122, W4271, W4164, R5896, W4355, R5609, W4249,

ED425, ED862, ED880, ED869, ED923, ED816, ED917, ED869, ED866, JA708.

I am trying to get a photograph of each aircraft. So far I have got one, R5896 in which he went to St. Nazaire on April 2 1943.

This was the last operation that R5896 flew with 97 Squadron. It was transferred to 1660CU and then on to 15 Squadron and was struck of charge April 7 1944.

The picture was taken when R5896 was with 15 Squadron.