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Pathfinder · 24-05-2008, 11:44 PM

Hey all,

I've been doing research on my great uncle (P/O D.J. Marks DFM) and his crew who were lost on July 29, 1943 with Lancaster III ED862/P.

I'm thinking of seeing if the crew has any surviving relatives, so I can get in touch with them. I've also looked at Helmut Lent's operational record on the net, and at my great uncle's operational record, and it says he was possibly shot down by Helmut Lent. Below is the information from a website I found;

73 30.7.1943 2:10 Lancaster IV./NJG 1 RM 66d in See

I've always wondered if this kill was ED862, but I'm at a dead end.

Any help is appreciated to get me in the right direction.

24-05-2008, 11:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
Pathfinder Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Officers' Mess, RAF Elwick, Cambridgeshire Posts: 265 You're Top Poster: #14	Ed862/p Hey all, I've been doing research on my great uncle (P/O D.J. Marks DFM) and his crew who were lost on July 29, 1943 with Lancaster III ED862/P. I'm thinking of seeing if the crew has any surviving relatives, so I can get in touch with them. I've also looked at Helmut Lent's operational record on the net, and at my great uncle's operational record, and it says he was possibly shot down by Helmut Lent. Below is the information from a website I found; 73 30.7.1943 2:10 Lancaster IV./NJG 1 RM 66d in See I've always wondered if this kill was ED862, but I'm at a dead end. Any help is appreciated to get me in the right direction. __________________ "No flaps, or rudder control left in her skipper!!" "All right, bail out you chaps... we've all had it..." "We're sure as hell not leaving you here sir!!" "You sure? If you are, I hope to god we can make it back on three engines..." "I'm pretty damn sure Sugar won't let us down now skip!"